Jenny Brundin
Jenny Brundin is the education reporter for Colorado Public Radio. She joined CPR in 2011. At CPR, Jenny has covered K-12, higher education and early childhood education. She led a year-long series in 2019 on why teenagers are experiencing high levels of anxiety and depression and received a fellowship from the Institute for Citizens and Scholars in 2020 for an in-depth series on expanding Colorado’s early childhood workforce.
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But it's running short on cash, and lawmakers are going back to the ballot again, asking voters to increase that tax to fully fund the program. -
The topics would include things like saving, investing, debt, credit, leasing versus buying, managing student loan debt, and retirement plans. -
A collapsed border deal means no relief for public schools straining to educate thousands of new international students. Colorado districts are adapting and learning from one another.
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Children in Denver talk about what's on their minds while returning to in-person classes. They're eager, but also worried about staying safe during the pandemic, and remembering how to be social.
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Colorado Children's hospital declared a pediatric mental health emergency as suicide attempts and psychiatric help-calls for children spike. Kids say they feel stress and anxiety on multiple fronts.
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Deans at a Denver middle school in a poor neighborhood go house to house to offer help to kids who aren't showing up for online classes.
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School children of all ages share their thoughts on remote learning ahead of the new school year. Most have mixed feelings about more remote learning.
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Denver teachers began a strike Monday after more than a year of contract negotiations with the school district. This strike comes just weeks after a teacher strike in Los Angeles that lasted six days.
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LGBTQ students are more likely to be bullied, which can lead to missed classes and a higher risk of suicide. For them, a teacher who knows how to "queer" the classroom can make a big difference. -
This week more than a dozen educators in Colorado received advanced weapons training and safety.
