Tag: back to school
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Get a strong start to the school year
By Hilary Bridges Conversations on back to school are starting to swirl. This time of year can be overwhelming for kids and their grownups, testing families’ coping skills in dealing with adjustments such as new teachers, new classrooms, and new friends, as well as managing hectic school and work schedules. It is the fear of…
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Get a strong start to the school year
By Hilary Bridges Conversations on back to school are starting to swirl. This time of year can be overwhelming for kids and their grownups, testing families’ coping skills in dealing with adjustments such as new teachers, new classrooms, and new friends, as well as managing hectic school and work schedules. It is the fear of…
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Backpack Fence is back
For the third year, Divide Mountain Explorers will be spearheading their local effort with the Backpack Fence, a back-to-school initiative in Teller County. It provides free backpacks and school supplies to local children by hanging pre-packed bags on a fence, allowing families to discreetly walk up and take what they need, or leave donated items.…
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Back to School Guide: Finding the right school
The prospect of finding the right primary or secondary school can be overwhelming, but Colorado’s open enrollment laws give families the option to choose what school their child enrolls in. Parents can choose to send their student to their neighborhood school, to another school in their district or to a school in an outside district…
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Back to School Guide: Charter schools getting per-student boost
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Independent charter schools will receive an additional $300 per student this upcoming school year, with a boost from the state legislature. Terry Croy Lewis, excutive director of the Colorado Charter School Institute, said that House bill 1375 makes funding for independent charters “not quite equal…
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Back to School Guide: Charter schools getting per-student boost
Independent charter schools will receive an additional $300 per student this upcoming school year, with a boost from the state legislature. Terry Croy Lewis, excutive director of the Colorado Charter School Institute, said that House bill 1375 makes funding for independent charters “not quite equal yet, but we’re working towards it.” Lewis described the charter…
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Back to School Guide: Early education programs give kids a jump start
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For parents with young children, now comes the time of year to think about early education options, including options for preschool. Educators have long argued for the benefits of preschool as a helpful boost for children preparing to enter kindergarten. Such benefits include getting a…
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Back to School Guide: Early education programs give kids a jump start
For parents with young children, now comes the time of year to think about early education options, including options for preschool. Educators have long argued for the benefits of preschool as a helpful boost for children preparing to enter kindergarten. Such benefits include getting a head start on literacy, math, and social skills, learning how…