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Artificial Intelligence has been used to edit photos, enhance home appliances and more. Now it’s being widely introduced in the classroom. Some are skeptical, but others see promise.
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Colorado teachers find their schools to be good places to work and learn, according to the Teaching and Learning Conditions Colorado survey. Schools from Aspen to Rifle stray from statewide averages on level of district support, and assistance for new teachers.
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An online agenda for the school board’s meeting this week no longer includes a much-anticipated conversation about a new social studies curriculum. School board members were expected to decide between standards developed by the Colorado Department of Education and the conservative American Birthright Standard.
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At an election forum on Oct. 17 at the Basalt Regional Library, the five Roaring Fork School District board candidates discussed how they would support teachers and students in their Special Education program.
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At an election forum on Tuesday at the Basalt Regional Library, the five Roaring Fork School District board candidates answered questions about how the district could become more environmentally conscious.
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Roaring Fork and Garfield RE-2 school districts have looked at new health and social studies curricula that have drawn criticism from some community members. Aspen school board candidates weigh in on aspects of the lessons they support and oppose.
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At a candidate forum last week, Sally Goulet suggested sending Aspen staff and teachers to a firearm and emergency response training program. The other three candidates say arming staff will not increase school safety.
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All four candidates at a recent forum said that they support expanding the district’s teacher housing inventory, but some point to other ways the district can improve.
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Four-day school weeks are becoming more popular nationally as education systems struggle with teacher recruitment and retention. And the Mountain West is keen on truncated scheduling, especially in rural areas.
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Journalists from Aspen Public Radio, The Aspen Daily News, The Aspen Times, and Aspen High School's Skier Scribbler moderated a panel discussion with Aspen School District board candidates Sarah Daniels, Cassie Harrelson, Katy Frisch, and Sally Goulet on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
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Proof of vaccination has long been part of the back-to-school checklist, but as the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, Colorado’s childhood-immunization rates continue to drop — and state and local officials are working to address the decline.
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This voter resource guide for the Nov. 7, 2023 election includes information about candidate forums and what’s on the ballot as well as when, where and how to vote in Pitkin, Eagle and Garfield counties.