K-12 Education

On Thursday, Greeley-Evans School District 6 announced they will move to remote learning beginning Monday, Nov. 16 through the end of winter break on Jan. 5. KUNC’s Colorado Edition spoke with the district’s superintendent, Deirdre Pilch, about the decision.

A recent report card on climate change education in public middle and high schools across the U.S. ranked Wyoming at the top of the class with a solid A. The rest of the Mountain West was mixed.

Gov. Jared Polis addressed parents on Tuesday, encouraging families to register students in online or in-person schools as the state experiences a decline in enrollment.

The Mountain West states have disproportionately high rates of deaths by suicide. Now, researchers are calling for guidelines on how to alert schools that their students may be at risk.

The Colorado High School Activities Association Board of Directors voted unanimously late Tuesday night not to allow football this fall, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported.

As many schools across our region are turning to distance learning to prevent further spread of the novel coronavirus, districts are concerned about how to enforce attendance for remote students.

For days now, wildfire smoke has degraded the air quality in much of the Mountain West, and that unhealthy air is forcing tough decisions for schools that are trying to reopen.

It’s back-to-school time for students around Colorado. But some families have decided that they just don’t want to send their kids back to school in the midst of an ongoing pandemic. For these families, school districts are providing a 100% virtual learning option. KUNC's Rae Solomon looked into plans at three Northern Colorado school districts.

Two students at a high school in Fort Lupton have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting a two-week shutdown of the school days after the start of the academic year.

There's a lot to consider with schools reopening this fall. That's especially true for teachers and other staff members. Take Ken Hilton — he's a middle school counselor in Laramie, Wyoming. He also has a daughter going into the seventh grade. He says he's not sure what the best approach is.