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Thousands of Coloradans have college credit but no degree. It took 52 years for Travis Broxton to walk a graduation stage.

Thousands of Coloradans have college credit but no degree. It took 52 years for Travis Broxton to walk a graduation stage.

About 680,000 people in Colorado have left college without earning a degree.
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Colorado: Charter school applications can’t ask about disability

Colorado: Charter school applications can’t ask about disability

Colorado charter schools will no longer be able to ask on their applications whether students require special education services.
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As Omicron Surges, Effort to Vaccinate Young Children Stalls

As Omicron Surges, Effort to Vaccinate Young Children Stalls

The national effort to vaccinate children has stalled even as the omicron variant upends schooling for millions of children
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Colorado State of the State: Polis promises more investment in education

Colorado State of the State: Polis promises more investment in education

In an optimistic State of the Speech address, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis pledged to invest more in education
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Regis University wins full state approval in teacher prep program vote

Regis University wins full state approval in teacher prep program vote

The teacher preparation program at Regis University won full state approval after making changes to how it trains future educators to teach children how to read.
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Colorado graduation rates post slight dip amid pandemic

Colorado graduation rates post slight dip amid pandemic

Statewide, 81.7% of the Class of 2021 graduated on time last spring — slightly down from 81.9% in 2020
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Embattled Western Slope mental health executive resigns. Polis appoints new state mental health chief.

Embattled Western Slope mental health executive resigns. Polis appoints new state mental health chief.

In an email Tuesday morning, Raggio gave little detail about the specifics of her resignation, but said the search for a new CEO was already under way.
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Three state agencies are auditing the troubled mental health center for 10 Western Slope counties

Three state agencies are auditing the troubled mental health center for 10 Western Slope counties

State investigators are at Mind Springs Health offices in Western Colorado this week to review files and financial documents.
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Funding, school ratings, workforce: Education issues we’re watching in 2022

Funding, school ratings, workforce: Education issues we’re watching in 2022

Colorado lawmakers return Wednesday for the start of the 2022 legislative session
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State endorses 5-day isolation, quarantine periods for Colorado schools

State endorses 5-day isolation, quarantine periods for Colorado schools

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment now recommends that students and staff who test positive for COVID isolate for five days
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