Author: Nicole C. Brambila
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Colorado parents can enroll children in free preschool starting Tuesday
Enrolling your child for pre-kindergarten classes in the fall? Below are questions and answers about Colorado’s new universal preschool: Q: What is universal preschool? A: Last year, lawmakers passed the state’s universal preschool program to provide a half day of Pre-K instruction — 15 hours per week — for all Colorado children the year before they…
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National Western Stock Show boasts fair food favorites while adding tasty new twists
Melinda Carbajal, co-owner of Simply Pizza, shares how her family got its start in the food industry and got involved with the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo. In Simply Pizza’s second year of participation, the owners have seen increased sales, exposure and more. TomHellauertom.hellauer@denvergazettedev.gazette.comhttps://gazettedev.gazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/9/74/9d6/9749d644-3b6b-11ed-b91d-37444d2bf7b7.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png This ain’t your mama’s rodeo food. Sure, the old…
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Denver Public Schools improves graduation rate in 2022 while dropout rate bumps up
Emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, Denver Public Schools made small but symbolically significant gains with the school district increasing its four-year graduation rate by 2.5% last year. But that news was tempered with the dropout rate eking up 1.2%. The dropout rate last year in Denver was still better than 2019, which saw 4.5% of…
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Colorado ranks No. 5 in US for childhood COVID-19, flu vaccinations
The sniffs and coughs you hear means respiratory season is in full swing, but the good news for a wary public after three years of the pandemic is that Colorado children are among the most protected in the nation, according to one study. Sixty percent of Colorado children are vaccinated for both COVID-19 and influenza,…
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NYC and Chicago to Colorado, Denver officials: Stop busing immigrants
Hundreds of immigrants from the southwest border were transported out of Denver to gateway cities in urban areas that have long attracted refugees and asylum seekers before Colorado notified their officials, the Denver Gazette has learned. After first jeopardizing the city’s ability to respond, the unfolding humanitarian crisis now threatens to sour Colorado’s relationships with…
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Enrollment for Colorado’s universal preschool program starts next week
The Polis administration is reminding parents that enrollment for Universal Preschool in Colorado starts next week. Pre-kindergarten enrollment for the fall begins Jan. 17. Children will be matched with providers in mid-February. More than 29,000 pre-k seats are available across Colorado from roughly 850 providers, according to the office of Gov. Jared Polis. “We are…
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COVID-19, RSV and flu still circulating in Colorado, worst may be over
Whew. The “tri-demic” local health professionals had feared and warned the public about for months — the confluence of influenza, RSV and COVID-19 overwhelming health systems — appears to have been averted. The triple respiratory illness threat was real because masking and social distancing practices during the pandemic meant fewer children were getting infections, thus…
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Colorado steps in to transport immigrants to other states
Gov. Jared Polis confirmed Tuesday the influx of immigrants arriving in Denver compelled the state step in and help transport immigrants to their “desired destination” — meaning cities in other states. The city of Denver has been doing this since at least early December when a busload of immigrants, mostly from Venezuela, were dropped off at Union…
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Tri-County Health Department bids farewell, thanks staff for 74 years
As their final act, board members unanimously voted 6-0 Thursday to end the Tri-County Health Department’s seven decades of service with a thank you. The resolution reads, in part, that “the members of the Board of Health for the Tri-County Health Department express our gratitude to the dedicated staff who have met and gone above…
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Cause of Marshall fire remains a mystery a year after blaze scarred public and 6,080 acres
It is indisputable that the Marshall fire in Boulder County, which damaged and destroyed 1,169 homes last year, is one of the most devastating in Colorado’s history. What remains in question — a year after the Dec. 30, 2021, fire scorched 6,080 acres — is how the blaze started and where. The Boulder County Sheriff’s…