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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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The University of California system is the latest to announce free tuition for native students — but many say colleges shouldn't stop there.
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The federal government’s pandemic response program to fund free school meals for all students is set to expire at the end of June.
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The program, which starts next year, promises 4-year-olds 10 hours a week of tuition-free preschool in public school classrooms or private settings, such as child care centers, churches, or homes licensed to provide preschool.
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An organization in Aurora helps refugee women earn their education certifications, allowing them to become teachers for early childhood classrooms.
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Lawmakers are advancing a bill to spend an estimated $693,966 each year to cover tuition at public universities and trade schools for all foster youth growing up in the state. If they enroll, the state will pay for it.
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House Bill 1101 expands and makes permanent a program begun in 2017. It would allow classroom teachers, aides, bus drivers, food service workers, and nurses to go back to work for up to six years while still receiving their full pension benefits.
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An interview with early childhood policy researcher Meg Franko about the state's high costs and what might bring them down.
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The state counted about 1,200 fewer K-12 students this school year. Some analysts expect that, as birth rates continue to decrease, student enrollment in public schools won’t rebound.
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Archuleta School District #50 JT in Pagosa Springs, for example, saw more Covid cases in October and November than it did all last year. Its among many districts where cases and outbreaks have been on the rise.
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Education officials have ordered 15% of the state’s school districts to replace low-quality elementary reading programs. It's a move toward enforcing a 2019 law requiring schools to use a reading curriculum backed by science in kindergarten through third grade.