A second round of Response, Innovation and Student Equity Fund grants has been awarded to Colorado school districts, charter schools and colleges to address learning challenges related to the impact
In a year that saw a new virus emerge as one of the state s leading causes of death within weeks of its arrival amid a global pandemic, Colorado lost leading political and civic figures, pioneers who left their mark and helped shape the state they left behind.
Through Dec. 30, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported 3,803 people in Colorado had died due to COVID-19, and 4,687 patients had the new coronavirus at their time of death, including deaths from other causes.
Steve Farber, a founding partner and president of powerhouse, Denver-based law and lobbying firm Brownstein Farber Hyatt Schreck, died March 4 at age 76. A friend and adviser to presidents, senators, governors and mayors, the legendary attorney negotiated deals for the Denver Broncos, Denver International Airport and the E-470 highway authority and oversaw the committee that brought the 2008 Democratic National Convention to Denver. After receiving a transplanted kidney from his son Gregg in 2
Colorado seniors to get free, expedited COVID-19 test
COVIDCheck Colorado will offer the test to seniors on Monday, Dec. 21, with results guaranteed by Dec. 24. Author: Mark Koebrich Updated: 1:00 PM MST December 18, 2020
COLORADO, USA COVIDCheck Colorado designated Dec. 21 as a day for seniors to get a free test for COVID-19, with results guaranteed in three days.
They have labeled the effort #crushCovidCO.
> Video above: Colorado leaders urge caution ahead of holidays.
The state s senior population can take advantage of the free day at one of the drive-through testing sites. There is no lengthy paperwork and no charges. Seniors who do so on this coming Monday, Dec. 21, will receive their results within three days, by Dec. 24. It s good information to have if they are presently not feeling well, or are planning any small family gatherings for the holiday.
School buses parked at a Jefferson County terminal on Quail Street in Lakewood.
Getting students back in classrooms in 2021 will take a lot of testing, a lot of safety measures, and a lot of help from the public in reducing the spread of COVID-19 in communities across the state.
Gov. Jared Polis, along with a coalition of Denver-area superintendents and public health leaders on Tuesday, announced strategies to reopen schools to students in January. They said schools can safely reopen and virus spread will be minimal if safety measures are in place, including mandatory mask-wearing and expanded testing and contact tracing.
Denver-area superintendents and Governor Polis detail plan for return to in-person learning
Education leaders say enhanced safety protocols are foundation of return to the classroom
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DENVER â On Tuesday, Governor Jared Polis, metro-area superintendents, and Denver Public Health officials said science affirms students can safely return to in-person learning with a plan for enhanced safety protocols.
The plan for a January return is part of Polis Roadmap to In-Person Learning and according to Denver Public executive director, Bill Burman, the plan is a layered safety approach. This concept of what we called layered protection, works. No single layer is adequate by itself but when we add them all up, they can provide a high degree of protection from transmission, said Burman.