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...

All fifth graders at one Centennial school must quarantine after field trip

The Denver Post (Education) 10/7 6:46A Jessica Seaman

Fifth graders at Willow Creek Elementary in Centennial are quarantining after seven students tested positive for COVID-19 following an overnight field trip last week. Students traveled to Cheley Colorado Camps in Estes Park on Sept. 29 and stayed...

Colorado reactivates emergency medical staffing center despite signs COVID situation is improving

The Denver Post (Education) 9/29 12:16P Meg Wingerter

The state of Colorado reactivated its health care staffing center on Wednesday to supply emergency help to hospitals and other facilities without enough hands to care for their patients, even though the state s COVID-19 situation is showing some...

Only 22% of Colorado schools are in state’s weekly COVID-19 testing program

The Denver Post (Education) 9/22 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Only 22% of the state’s more than 2,000 K-12 schools have enrolled in Colorado’s weekly COVID-19 testing program, which public health officials say is one of the main ways to keep students in the...

Cherry Creek students destroy bathrooms as part of TikTok challenge

The Denver Post (Education) 9/16 7:03A Jessica Seaman

Cherry Creek School District is asking parents to talk to their children about vandalism after students participating in a TikTok challenge destroyed bathrooms and stole fire extinguishers. Students who destroy or steal school items and disrupt...

No subs: Denver metro districts scrambling to fill temporary teacher vacancies

The Denver Post (Education) 9/15 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Denver metro school districts are facing another challenge in the return to the classroom: They can’t find enough substitutes to fill in when a teacher is absent. The shortage existed before this year, but has increased during the pandemic —...