Denver-area schools aim to stay in-person but COVID-caused shortages cause disruptions

The Denver Post (Education) 1/6 1:00A Jessica Seaman

School districts in the Denver area stressed Wednesday that they are committed to keeping children in in-person classes despite the rapid rise of the omicron variant, but they are preparing for the surge to exacerbate staffing shortages – and...

A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Colorado schoolchildren? Not so fast, say public health officials

The Denver Post (Education) 11/28 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Coloradans ages 5 to 11 are now eligible to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, but the state health department and school districts aren’t rushing to require the shots to attend school. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment...

Denver school board election leans toward union-backed candidates, but two races are close

The Denver Post (Education) 11/2 2:58P Jessica Seaman

Residents appeared to be voting to add candidates backed by the teachers union to the Denver Board of Education, according to unofficial results posted at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Four of the candidates backed by the union were ahead in the early...

Colorado school boards slow to consider paying members

The Denver Post (Education) 11/1 12:58A Jessica Seaman

Efforts to pay school board members have yet to gain traction among local leaders five months after Colorado lawmakers passed a bill to allow the compensation. The Board of Education for Aurora Public Schools last week became the latest to take...

Colorado places order for COVID-19 vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11 ahead of federal authorization

The Denver Post (Education) 10/25 12:36P Jessica Seaman

Colorado has ordered 171,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to kickstart the state’s campaign to get children between the ages of 5 and 11 vaccinated once federal regulators authorize the shots for the age group. An advisory panel for the...