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Facility schools which serve students with intense behavioral, mental health, and special education needs are closing in rural Colorado leaving families with few options.

Facility schools which serve students with intense behavioral, mental health, and special education needs are closing in rural Colorado leaving families with few options.

A single facility school serves all of Colorado’s Western Slope, while rural school districts struggle to hire skilled special education staff.

Nurses and health care workers across the country are finding strength in numbers and with labor actions not ...

Today on Colorado Edition, we learn about the expiration of federal pandemic-related paid time off, leaving employees feeling pressured to show up at work. We also hear how the federal infrastructure bill aims to stem the tide of firefighters leaving the field due to low pay and benefits. And we talk about a group that aims to make hiking inclusive for people with all body types.

Democrats on Capitol Hill hope they are nearing the finish line in their months-long quest to enact President Joe Biden's social spending agenda.

A species of asexual translucent worm has been discovered by scientists.

On today’s episode of Colorado Edition, we hear how a Colorado town that is almost entirely vaccinated is still being impacted by the spread of COVID-19. We also learn about a new ballot proposal to fund educational programs, and talk to a Community College instructor about the lack of benefits for adjunct faculty.

San Juan County, with its single incorporated town of Silverton, is one of the top 10 most-vaccinated counties in the nation. But despite high vaccination rates, the pandemic is still impacting the day to day for many. We explore what’s going in San Juan County now that its approaching the end of a bump in tourism, and what lessons the rest of the state can take away from their experience.

While the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has hit snags, rural communities in Colorado have gotten creative about getting the doses out quickly.