One local high school is responding in a special way to the tragedies the Grand Valley has faced over the last year. The art club at Fruita Monument High School is creating a special art piece with the community called “Together We can Fly.”

This is a project called the Schools of Opportunity, launched a few years ago by educators who sought to highlight public high schools that actively seek to close opportunity gaps through 11 research-proven practices and not standardized test scores (which are more a measure of socioeconomic status than anything else).

Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth in Colorado are more likely to plan or attempt suicide than their peers, according to results of a biennial health survey released this week.

COLORADO, USA — It will likely be up to school districts to decide if kids will wear masks this upcoming school year. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) issued its guidance for schools and COVID-19 protocols this week.

Colorado’s top school-safety agency has launched a plan designed to help schools prepare for and respond to large-scale emergencies, particularly shooting threats.

A bilingual school counselor in Adams 14, a district north of Denver, was interviewed to learn more about how school counselors work with students and how being bilingual contributes to the job. 

When searching for solutions to help students experiencing mental health crises, the Cherry Creek School District in Colorado decided to build their own daytime behavioral health facility with three levels of care. 

The L.E.A.D. Excellence Academy (L.E.A.D. stands for Leaders Empowered Amazingly Determined) hopes to help these kids overcome personal obstacles, transforming the so-called “cradle-to-prison pipeline” to the “cradle-to-success pipeline,” founder Victoria Stone explains.