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Glenwood Springs teacher named 2022 Colorado Teacher of the Year
Autumn Rivera, a sixth-grade science teacher at Glenwood Springs Middle School in Roaring Fork School District, was named Colorado’s 2022 Teacher of the Year in a surprise, limited-capacity ceremony on Friday, Oct. 22.

State Board of Education approves grants to expand computer science education
At its monthly meeting on Wednesday, the State Board of Education approved grants that will provide teacher training in computer science and to expand participation in computer science by historically underrepresented students.

State releases draft plan for new Department of Early Childhood, calls for public comment
Colorado released the first draft of a plan to establish the Department of Early Childhood that will align and strengthen the state’s early childhood care and education services and programs, including the voter-approved, voluntary, universal preschool program.

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