Colorado State Publications Blog
The road to safety: Colorado school bus driver training
How many people remember their favorite school bus driver? I still remember mine from elementary school – her name was Brenda and she always turned …
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Understanding Colorado’s school district cost of living studies
Have you ever wondered how your school district is funded? Or why your school district is funded differently than others? While public schools receive funding …
The K-12 Library Connection: The School Librarian Solution to 2024 Education Challenges
School and district leaders face significant challenges in 2024. Here’s how a highly effective school librarian can help.
The K-12 Library Connection: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Celebrating the Freedom to Read Why celebrate the freedom to read? I recently had the incredible opportunity to visit the Museo de Memoria y Derechos …
The K-12 Library Connection: Spotlight on School Libraries (April 2023)
Spotlight on School Libraries: Steamboat Springs School District April is School Library Month, and on behalf of the Colorado State Library and Colorado Department of …
Program Spotlight: Ouray Public Library’s Youth Mental Health Programs
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they want the rest of us …
The K-12 Library Connection: Spotlight on School Libraries (December 2022)
What does a strong library program look like in action? A spotlight on Adams 12 Five Stars Schools library programs.
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Homeless Youth Awareness
Colorado’s PK-12 student population during the 2019-2020 academic year was 913,223. Of those students, 21,420 of them were identified as being homeless. In a March …
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Colorado-Themed Podcasts
Looking for something new to listen to? Interested in learning more about issues facing our state? If the answer is yes, you may want to …
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COVID-19 and Organized Sports
With COVID-19 numbers on the decline, many people — especially high school and collegiate athletes and their families — are wondering about the possibility of …
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Wildlife Discovery for Kids
Kids love learning about animals, and we’re fortunate to live in a state with an amazing variety of mammals, birds, fish, and amphibians. Colorado state …
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Schools and COVID-19: In-Person, Remote, or Hybrid?
As cases continue to rise and many Colorado counties have been moved to a stricter level on the state’s COVID-19 dial, one of the most …
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October is National Farm to School Month
October 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of National Farm to School Month, first designated by Congress in 2010 to “recognize, appreciate and celebrate the connections …
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Time Machine Tuesday: Schools During Wartime
This year, as students head back to school, classes will be a very different experience. This has also been the case during other times in …
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Kids and Diabetes
It is estimated that approximately 210,000 children and youth in the United States — with about 2,200 in Colorado — are living with diabetes. “Students …
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Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado School Buildings, 1910
A new addition to the State Publications Library’s digital collection is School Buildings, published by the Colorado Department of Public Instruction in 1910. This publication …
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Time Machine Tuesday: Katherine Craig, Colorado Educator
A few years ago, a couple dozen paintings of Colorado governors and other state officials were uncovered behind a wall at the Colorado State Archives. …
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Time Machine Tuesday: Students Debate the Boulder Dam
In the fall of 1927, the University of Colorado announced the topic for that year’s High School Debating League, which the university was sponsoring. That …
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Time Machine Tuesday: Thanksgiving Songs and Poems
A century ago the Colorado Superintendent of Public Instruction published a series of “holiday books” for teachers. The books were full of poems, plays, stories, …
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Remembering Ruben Valdez
Colorado’s first Hispanic Speaker of the House, Ruben Valdez, passed away on Tuesday at age 82. He is remembered as a strong advocate for the …