CBS News Colorado - District 91¿´Æ¬istration District 91¿´Æ¬istration Media Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:52:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Denver Public School scrambles to educate surge of migrant students: “So many needs” /article/denver-public-school-scrambles-to-educate-surge-of-migrant-students-so-many-needs/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:52:20 +0000 /?p=157398 After years of reporting a declining school-age population, Denver Public Schools is seeing a surge in the enrollment of newcomer students - many from Venezuela - a country in a deep economic and political crisis.

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]]> In the past year, the city of Denver has served more than 36,000 migrants from the southern border.

After years of reporting a declining school-age population, Denver Public Schools is seeing a surge in the enrollment of newcomer students – many from Venezuela – a country in a deep economic and political crisis.

McMeen Elementary is a dual language school that has long embraced students who are new to the United States.

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]]> Westminster Public Schools hosts open house for newcomer families amid migrant crisis in Colorado /article/westminster-public-schools-hosts-open-house-for-newcomer-families-amid-migrant-crisis-in-colorado/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:11:45 +0000 /?p=155744 "We are here, and we are here to support them," said Mike Carlson, student and family engagement coordinator for Westminster Public Schools.

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]]> In a packed room full of coats, shoes and backpacks, migrant families feel the warmth of a community set out to make the transition into Westminster Public Schools easier for newcomers.

“We are here, and we are here to support them,” said Mike Carlson, student and family engagement coordinator for Westminster Public Schools.

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]]> Girl’s flag football growing in popularity in Colorado high schools, becoming a possible route to higher education /article/girls-flag-football-growing-in-popularity-in-colorado-high-schools-becoming-a-possible-route-to-higher-education/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 14:54:26 +0000 /?p=154958 Flag football is one of the fastest-growing sports in the nation, and now among the new sports added to the Olympics for the 2028 games in Los Angeles. Here in Colorado, the sport is really taking off for high school girls.

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]]> Flag football is one of the fastest-growing sports in the nation, and now among the new sports added to the Olympics for the 2028 games in Los Angeles. Here in Colorado, the sport is really taking off for high school girls.

Last year, the Colorado High School Athletic Association launched a two-year pilot program for girl’s flag football.  Some 22 metro area schools signed on, and this season that number more than doubled to over 50 high schools. While flag football is not a -sanctioned sport yet, it’s on the brink and could be a pathway for more young girls to go to college.

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