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The pilot UPK program served more total 4-year-olds, but new standards have reduced support for other vulnerable preschoolers.
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Founded in 2015, the Dził Ditł’ooí School of Empowerment, Action, and Perseverance (DEAP) is in Navajo, New Mexico. One of the school’s administrators says it was created out of a desire to Indigenize education for students by including traditional Navajo practices and spaces in the curriculum – especially after decades of cultural erasure due to the U.S. Indian boarding school system.
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Octogenarian Mary Nettleton has helped generations of Lake City students learn to read. Nettleton who's blind, has volunteered at the local school for more than two decades. KVNF’s Laura Palmisano takes us to the school to read with Mrs. Mary.
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Sixteen years ago, Telluride residents made a commitment to preserve a vast meadow and marshland west of town known as the Valley Floor. This February, the town of Telluride made its final payment on the bond to acquire and protect the open space, placing it securely in the hands of the community. Recently, some of Telluride's youngest students visited the Valley Floor for a day of learning in both natural science and community spirit.
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A new report on the state of preschool highlights the big differences in access to early childhood education among states in the Mountain West, with several flunking and New Mexico at the head of the class.
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Jackson's affordability issues mean high housing prices and long commutes for local teachers.
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Facility schools which serve students with intense behavioral, mental health, and special education needs are closing in rural Colorado leaving families with few options.
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According to the American Welding Society, women make up just five percent of the total welding workforce. Utah State University, Moab (USU) is trying to close that gap by offering the university's first welding workshop just for women.
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Tapati Dutta incorporates her South Asian cultural background in her public health classes.
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The club has been planning the field trip for a year and has raised $19,000 to cover expenses. Students will visit historically Black colleges and universities and explore the history and culture of a city Ebony Magazine called the "Black Mecca."
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A few dozen high schools across the U.S. combine education with treatment for substance use disorders to keep kids in recovery — and in school.
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The COVID-19 pandemic opened up opportunities in online education, and has brought student life even to remote and isolated mountain towns. For a handful of graduate students living and working in Telluride, remote student life comes with both challenges, and hopes for the future.