The schools that take Colorado s most vulnerable students are disappearing Can they be saved? Should they? – Greeley Tribune greeleytribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from greeleytribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In 2004, Colorado had 80 of these specialized programs known as facility schools. Now there are just 30 that serve an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 children a year. A single school serves all of western Colorado. On the Front Range, another school is set to close soon.
Colorado is racing to save the schools that serve children whose home districts can’t or won’t meet their intense needs. This is part 1 in a four-part COLab, Chalkbeat, Colorado Sun and KFF Health News series examining Colorado's collapsing system of schools that serve students with intense mental and behavioral health needs.
The schools that take Colorado s most vulnerable students are disappearing Can they be saved? Should they? – The Fort Morgan Times fortmorgantimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fortmorgantimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.