Jenny Brundin
[Copyright 2024 CPR News]
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Some Denver high school kids from mostly immigrant families built an AI app to help their parents and people like them vote. It makes the process easy -- how to register and interpret ballot issues.
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A new law opens up outdoor preschools to low income families in Colorado by allowing them to accept state child care subsidies. Advocates say learning outdoors has advantages over indoor classrooms.
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The class of 2024 started their high school careers during COVID-19, an experience that colored the next four years. Graduating seniors in Colorado say it was tough, but many feel stronger for it.
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Authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5-11 has many kids, parents and teachers eagerly anticipating shots and perhaps slightly more normal lives.
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Denver teachers began a strike Monday after more than a year of contract negotiations with the school district. This strike comes just weeks after a teacher strike in Los Angeles that lasted six days.
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LGBTQ students are more likely to be bullied, which can lead to missed classes and a higher risk of suicide. For them, a teacher who knows how to "queer" the classroom can make a big difference.
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This week more than a dozen educators in Colorado received advanced weapons training and safety.
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They're too young to vote, but they're still getting out the vote. After learning about the history of voting and democracy in America, these young activists took their message to a college campus.
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There are huge gaps in school funding between affluent and property-poor districts. And, with evidence that money matters, especially for disadvantaged kids, something has to change.