School /tags/school School en-US Copyright vlogý/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT Credit, crypto and cost of living: Colorado schools face big task teaching teens financial survival /news/2025-06-08/credit-crypto-and-cost-of-living-colorado-schools-face-big-task-teaching-teens-financial-survival A new graduation law means every Colorado teen must take a personal finance class, but what do they really need to know about money today? Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-06-08/credit-crypto-and-cost-of-living-colorado-schools-face-big-task-teaching-teens-financial-survival Suzie Glassman, Jeffco Transcript “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 Lawmakers ordered schools to report data on seclusion. For the most part, it hasn’t happened /news/2025-03-16/lawmakers-ordered-schools-to-report-data-on-seclusion-for-the-most-part-it-hasnt-happened State lawmakers have tried in recent years to better monitor and oversee seclusion, which means shutting a student inside a room, and restraint, which means physically restraining a student. But a loophole that legislators and advocates say was unintentional has meant that there is almost no public data about seclusion, while restraint data is more readily available. Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-16/lawmakers-ordered-schools-to-report-data-on-seclusion-for-the-most-part-it-hasnt-happened Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado Colorado bill aims to limit cell phones in schools /news/2025-02-01/colorado-bill-aims-to-limit-cell-phones-in-schools Sat, 01 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-01/colorado-bill-aims-to-limit-cell-phones-in-schools Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline Colorado administrator describes fear and preparation in response to federal immigration changes /news/2025-01-31/colorado-administrator-describes-fear-and-preparation-in-response-to-federal-immigration-changes An executive order has ended a policy that prevented federal immigration officials from making arrests at so-called “sensitive” locations like schools and churches. Now, some Colorado schools are working to better protect their students from potential immigration raids. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:28:56 GMT /news/2025-01-31/colorado-administrator-describes-fear-and-preparation-in-response-to-federal-immigration-changes Leigh Paterson, Alex Murphy 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 Teachers, students test out AI in Colorado classrooms /news/2024-11-27/teachers-students-test-out-ai-in-colorado-classrooms Some Colorado schools are testing out the use of AI in their classrooms. So far, there’s been a mixed reaction from students and staff. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-27/teachers-students-test-out-ai-in-colorado-classrooms Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat How we treat concussions in kids has changed. This doctor wants to make sure parents are getting the message /podcast/inthenoco/2024-11-20/how-we-treat-concussions-in-kids-has-changed-this-doctor-wants-to-make-sure-parents-are-getting-the-message The Colorado Department of Education recently adopted new treatment guidelines for kids who suffer concussions. The new guidance can speed recovery time by getting kids physically active and back to school quickly. Meet a doctor who’s making it her mission to help parents think differently about kids and concussions. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-11-20/how-we-treat-concussions-in-kids-has-changed-this-doctor-wants-to-make-sure-parents-are-getting-the-message In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole EPA chooses Mountain West project to reduce air pollution in schools /regional-news/2024-09-03/epa-chooses-mountain-west-project-to-reduce-air-pollution-in-schools Air pollution can be two to five times worse indoors compared to outside, and it’s especially concerning for children, who tend to breathe in more air than adults in relation to their body weight. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 21:31:45 GMT /regional-news/2024-09-03/epa-chooses-mountain-west-project-to-reduce-air-pollution-in-schools Rachel Cohen A Colorado Springs school is making students ditch cell phones. It's a trend in the Mountain West. /regional-news/2024-08-23/a-colorado-springs-school-is-making-students-ditch-cell-phones-its-a-trend-in-the-mountain-west According to a new policy in Colorado Springs, students need to put their phones away all day inside special pouches. Schools in Boise, Salt Lake City, and Las Vegas already have similar policies. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2024-08-23/a-colorado-springs-school-is-making-students-ditch-cell-phones-its-a-trend-in-the-mountain-west Rachel Cohen