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Equity Funding
by Angeli Cazares Equity is such a hard concept. Most people don't understand that equity isn't giving everybody the same thing but giving everybody the amount of support and resources they need. A lot of times equity at school is little to not even exist. A lot of times there's...
Why is school funding important
by Angeli Cazares If money wasn't an obstacle to school funding, I would like to see a school that isn't divided and has cared for the students as well as the staff. Mental health is such an important thing that gets overlooked. A lot of times we don't see the...
Unsung Heroes
Vanessa Tao The first teacher that I met who saved my life was my freshman year science teacher. This was during Covid-19, so I was isolated from peers and had no one to talk to about struggles I was facing. When my school went to hybrid learning, I visited her...
NHS Student Interview
NHS STUDENT INTERVIEW :)Interviewer: Jessie Rivera How has a lack of school funding affected the school-life of you or yourpeers? Jacob L.:“ Lack of school funding has impacted my peers and I due to a lack of classesthat could more greatly benefit those who perhaps struggle with basic subjects such...
Colorado Young Leaders: Youth Storytellers
Sagal Hassan 10/31/22 Aurora West College Preparatory Academy is teeming with bright minds and big dreams. These students are both creative thinkers, but more importantly, they have demonstrated that even when resources are limited, they will always find a way to complete the task as efficiently as possible. These...
Why is school funding important to you? Suicide Prevention in School Districts
Ann Smith September is suicide prevention month. Many schools spread awareness in many different ways. At my school, they devoted every Friday to hosting suicide prevention during our advisories all of September. For the first Friday of the month, they had us color paper hands to promote connection. One of...
Your Job by Enkh Turtogtokh
When you drown call for help, if you can’t call water in your mouth You hope there’s a lifeguard SOMEONE If only you had stopped me from drowning giving up below water Let me fall into the crowd of mindless fish Let me give up on the thoughts on my...
American Public Schools by Gete Mesfin Mekonen
The constant value of the dollar ever changing, and ever movingWho knows the value of the dollar?You have a pen and a paper, a college diploma but your school was second rateYou need to go to an ivy so people don’t look at you funnyYou need to go to a...
News from the Dome
When it comes to school funding at the Capitol this year, the watch words – or the words to watch out for – are "fully funded." Maybe you saw the Chalkbeat headline: "Gov. Jared Polis promises to fully fund Colorado schools within four years." While it's a positive development that the governor is committed...