Tag: covid-19 pandemic
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Return to normalcy? Colorado Springs-area educators reflect on lessons learned since pandemic years
Dana Bottolfson knew she wanted to be a teacher since she was little. Like most people who pursue the profession, she felt an innate desire to help others in a way she believed would be the most meaningful and impactful. “Whether it was teaching swimming lessons or Sunday school or volunteering in my mom’s classroom,…
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Firm linked to UK lingerie tycoon must repay $163 million for breaching COVID contracts
A British High Court judge has ruled that a company linked to a lingerie tycoon must repay the government more than 121 million pounds
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Colorado sees slight drop in attendance, rise in chronic absentees in 2024-25
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado is heading in the wrong direction for absenteeism and student attendance, according to data released Wednesday by the state Department of Education. The daily attendance and chronic absenteeism report for the 2024-25 school year showed slight declines in the former and increases in the…
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Jack Briggs, Springs Rescue Mission CEO, to step down
Jack Briggs, president and CEO of Springs Rescue Mission, is stepping down. The Colorado Springs-based nonprofit announced Tuesday that Briggs, who assumed leadership in October 2020, will be leaving his position effective Sept. 30. “This decision came after a lot of prayer and talking with my family,” Briggs said. “Springs Rescue Mission’s work is incredibly…
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UCCS graduates celebrate overcoming COVID-19 pandemic in record-breaking commencement
For a second straight year, UCCS broke the record for the largest commencement ceremony in university history
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Candy companies pitch gum as a stress reliever and concentration aid to revive stale US sales
Gum makers are trying to figure out what will make Americans start chewing again
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China’s exports and imports beat estimates for first 2 months, signaling improving demand
China’s exports and imports for the first two months of the year beat estimates, an indication that demand may be improving as Beijing attempts to speed up its economic recovery
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Taylor Swift struck a deal with Singapore not to perform in any other Southeast Asian country
Taylor Swift is stealing the show at an Asian summit where Singapore’s leader has been forced to defend his tiny country’s lucrative and exclusive concert deal with the singer that could cause bad blood with neighboring nations
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China sets an economic growth target of around 5% but acknowledges it will not be easy to achieve
Premier Li Qiang says China aims to achieve 5% economic growth this year but acknowledges it will be a challenging goal in difficult times
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The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses