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A controversial proposal to consolidate schools in the Poudre School District was put on hold Tuesday during a board of education meeting in Fort Collins. Officials said they need more time to work with the community on solutions to declining enrollment and funding challenges.

The federal government is taking new steps to preserve the oral history of Native American boarding schools that were run by governments and churches.

Chalkbeat Colorado Early Childhood Reporter Ann Schimke joined us to discuss new proposed preschool quality rules for 2024.

Many public Colorado colleges don鈥檛 know how many students are parents on their campuses, but census data suggests parents make up a little less than a third of undergraduate students at all of Colorado's colleges and universities.

A new report shows preschool enrollment rates dropped significantly during the pandemic. In the Mountain West, the rates of decline varied widely.

Chalkbeat Colorado Bureau Chief Erica Meltzer joined us to discuss the latest in the state鈥檚 universal preschool rollout and Colorado schools鈥� struggles to keep the AC running.

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Minnesota, New Mexico, Colorado, Vermont, Michigan, and Massachusetts will make school breakfasts and lunches permanently free to all students starting this academic year, regardless of family income.

As the school year gets underway, applications are open for high school students who want to enter Colorado鈥檚 behavioral health workforce. It's part of a new program being offered at six high schools in Denver, Aurora and the San Luis Valley.

This week, a parent in Douglas County challenged four books with gay and 鈥渁lternative鈥� themes. The Greeley Board of Education also recently stood up to parent challenges on four other books. KUNC culture commentator Peter Moore examines the value of books in schools in an era when teachers and librarians have become de facto bookshelf defenders.