COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Dozens of parents have reached out to KRDO saying their child care facility is closed or full due to COVID-19 restrictions, and they’re unsure what to do as they head back to work this week. The Safer-at-Home order has many retailers, personal service workers, and office employees going back to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Denver Public Schools announced that it will be holding courses remotely this summer, and many districts in Colorado Springs are following suit. “We moved everything to online learning for summer school,” says Allison Cortez, Director of Communications for Academy District 20. “It will be only for middle school and high
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Dailen Terry demonstrates great comfort on the basketball court and in the classroom as well, “In basketball you have to think in one second. You see something happening you have to think oh what am I going to do. I really feel that critical thinking in those situations and those moments as really been influenced
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Adjunct professors at local Colorado Springs colleges worry their future as educators may be in jeopardy. Adjunct professors are contracted through colleges by semester, and some worry with a decrease in enrollment, colleges will start laying their staff off. Pikes Peak Community College President Dr. Lance Bolton says they are
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A spokesperson with Pueblo School District 70 said they will have more information about graduation plans for high school seniors after meeting with Pueblo Health officials Monday afternoon. A discussion of plans for those graduations is listed on the agenda for Tuesday’s D70 Board of Education Meeting. The meeting will be
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Brent Urban wants the 20-20 class to be remembered, “I wanted to do something to kind of create a memory for me and for the them. And though we can’t be together I see your faces every single day out in my yard when I’m working on my garden,” says Coronado high school Spanish teacher,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Many businesses are already feeling the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but for school districts in Colorado Springs, the worst may still be to come. Officials with Academy District 20 say they aren’t feeling the financial impacts of this pandemic just yet as their budget for this school year
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“We know that district two students are really talented, smart kids,” says Altia CEO Mike Juran. Altia wanted to help these talented and smart kids so they are buying 30 laptops to help students who don’t have computers at home, “And discovered many of them don’t even have laptops. So that was the right thing
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US AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) — Because of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, families were forced to watch the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony virtually. Graduation has been something 2nd Lt. Ryan Ell has been looking forward to for years. But despite the change to the ceremony, his family says his story has always been
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Gov. Jared Polis announced that schools in Colorado would not be able to hold traditional graduation ceremonies until Fall 2020 at the earliest. For any senior, it’s a hard pill to swallow. “This is a right of passage of a senior,” says Samantha Briggs, public information officer for Widefield School
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US AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) — A year ago, cadets tossed their caps into the air as the Thunderbirds flew overhead to celebrate the end of a long journey. Fast forward one year and graduation for USAFA could look much different. Late Tuesday night, the Air Force Academy sent a press release saying the
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When the coronavirus put the brakes on the school year Pat Nagle felt hollow, “When they left, I’m going that’s the last time I’m ever going to see them and I wanted to end on a better note,” says Pat Nagle, eight grade honor science teacher at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School.” So to end
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Earlier this week, we learned that students in Colorado would not be returning to campuses this spring due to coronavirus. Instead, they’ll remain on e-learning. Here in El Paso County, more than 100 students do not have a device to access e-learning. That’s why a technology drive took place earlier
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The film program at the Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning in District 11 wanted to find a way to lift the spirits of students and staff alike during the time of e-learning. Thursday, they shared the poignant film below. The two minute film opens with a teacher, Anthony Szpak,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Academy District 20 is hosting a virtual Q&A session with mental health and education experts Thursday evening. It’s to help parents navigate their students’ feelings of grief and anxiety after Governor Jared Polis announced schools would not be re-opening this academic year. David Galvan, director of “Education for a Lifetime,”
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Dozens of painted cars filled with senior high school students completely surrounded the District 60 administration building Wednesday in response to their graduation ceremony being canceled. The superintendent of D60 announced they would instead be holding a virtual graduation ceremony at each of the district’s four high schools. Louis Martinez III
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A free grab and go lunch program with School District 70 is schedule to continue Monday after it was paused when a service worker reported symptoms similar to COVID-19 earlier this month. The district reported the next day that the worker tested negative for the coronavirus. Regardless, the district suspended the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — As Pueblo School District 60 continues to move forward with a bond and the planning of the new construction of both East and Centennial high schools, district leadership is asking for the community’s input. People are invited to participate in D60’s second virtual community forum Wednesday night at 6:00. The district
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — With the Governor’s announcement that Colorado students and staff will not return to the classroom this year, school districts in the Pikes Peak Region are preparing for what their final few weeks will look like. On Tuesday multiple district spokeswomen tell KRDO each of the district’s Superintendents were on a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — UPDATE: Students in Colorado will not be returning to campuses this spring due to coronavirus. Gov. Jared Polis issued an updated plan Monday following Colorado’s stay-at-home order that includes the order for all school districts to remain on distance learning for the rest of the school year. Earlier Here’s an
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