K-12 Education /tags/k-12-education K-12 Education en-US Copyright vlogý/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sat, 21 Jun 2025 11:35:00 GMT Art, music and theatre programs are dwindling in Colorado classrooms. But some schools offer glimmers of hope /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-21/art-music-and-theatre-programs-are-dwindling-in-colorado-classrooms-but-some-schools-offer-glimmers-of-hope Arts programs in most Colorado public schools have been cut severely due to tight budgets. So what does art education look like in the state's schools? And where are kids learning about the arts outside the classroom? Sat, 21 Jun 2025 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-21/art-music-and-theatre-programs-are-dwindling-in-colorado-classrooms-but-some-schools-offer-glimmers-of-hope In The NoCo, Brad Turner, Erin O'Toole Colorado’s theatre programs are declining. Will career and technical education be the second act? /news/2025-06-10/colorados-theatre-programs-are-declining-will-career-and-technical-education-be-the-second-act While some Northern Colorado schools aren’t fully funding traditional arts classes, like painting and choir, others are shifting their classes to be more career-focused. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-06-10/colorados-theatre-programs-are-declining-will-career-and-technical-education-be-the-second-act Emma VandenEinde Music is making a comeback at this Colorado middle school /news/2025-06-09/music-is-making-a-comeback-at-this-colorado-middle-school The school in Brighton had no band program a few years ago. Now hundreds participate. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-06-09/music-is-making-a-comeback-at-this-colorado-middle-school Rachel Cohen “From pasture to table”: This Colorado classroom is a commercial kitchen where kids cut, sell meat /news/2025-06-05/from-pasture-to-table-this-colorado-classroom-is-a-commercial-kitchen-where-kids-cut-sell-meat Students in rural northwestern Colorado, where ranching and hunting are a way of life, are learning the mechanics of processing meat to help the ag industry. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Erica Breunlin and the read the Colorado Sun story at the link below. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:35:25 GMT /news/2025-06-05/from-pasture-to-table-this-colorado-classroom-is-a-commercial-kitchen-where-kids-cut-sell-meat Erica Breunlin, The Colorado Sun Colorado lawmakers approve new rules for schools facing calls to remove books /politics/2025-04-03/colorado-lawmakers-approve-new-rules-for-schools-facing-calls-to-remove-books The proposal calls on districts to adopt formal policies on hearing challenges and sets limits on who can file them. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 21:09:36 GMT /politics/2025-04-03/colorado-lawmakers-approve-new-rules-for-schools-facing-calls-to-remove-books Chas Sisk Here’s how northern Colorado schools spend federal education dollars /news/2025-02-24/heres-how-northern-colorado-schools-spend-federal-education-dollars As the Trump administration threatens to defund the U.S. Department of Education, vlogý looks at how federal dollars are spent in northern Colorado school districts. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-24/heres-how-northern-colorado-schools-spend-federal-education-dollars Leigh Paterson Did Zearn boost Colorado math scores? A study says yes, but an expert says questions remain /news/2025-02-13/did-zearn-boost-colorado-math-scores-a-study-says-yes-but-an-expert-says-questions-remain Colorado bet on Zearn Math. A study shows it helped, but an expert advises caution. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-13/did-zearn-boost-colorado-math-scores-a-study-says-yes-but-an-expert-says-questions-remain Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Colorado How much more money would Colorado need to adequately teach students? New studies say $3.5 billion to $4.1 billion /news/2025-01-15/how-much-more-money-would-colorado-need-to-adequately-teach-students-new-studies-say-3-5-billion-to-4-1-billion The state is already looking at budget cuts this year and has struggled in the past to increase school funding. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:39:18 GMT /news/2025-01-15/how-much-more-money-would-colorado-need-to-adequately-teach-students-new-studies-say-3-5-billion-to-4-1-billion Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Colorado Some students may have lost their ‘grit.’ Can teachers and parents help bring it back? /podcast/inthenoco/2025-01-03/some-students-may-have-lost-their-grit-can-teachers-and-parents-help-bring-it-back Since the pandemic, Colorado teachers say many of their students don’t have as much resilience to push through tough challenges in the classroom. It’s a concept they refer to as grit. So some educators are using strategies to help build back a sense of determination in their students. We hear about those tactics on today’s In The NoCo. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-01-03/some-students-may-have-lost-their-grit-can-teachers-and-parents-help-bring-it-back In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner Inside Colorado’s high-stakes preschool lawsuit pitting religious liberty against LGBTQ rights /news/2024-09-25/inside-colorados-high-stakes-preschool-lawsuit-pitting-religious-liberty-against-lgbtq-rights A pair of Catholic preschools in the Denver area are fighting for exemptions to Colorado's non-discrimination rules based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:57:41 GMT /news/2024-09-25/inside-colorados-high-stakes-preschool-lawsuit-pitting-religious-liberty-against-lgbtq-rights Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat