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More than 9,000 low-income Colorado families are in line for state subsidies to help pay for childcare. A bipartisan group of lawmakers hope they have a solution. Find out about the bill in this story from Senior Reporter Ann Schimke.
Also, lawmakers have a plan to allow one last batch of high school seniors use the TREP program.
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Colorado lawmakers propose novel investment strategy to raise money for childcare
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Parents and students advocated for lawmakers to extend the state’s Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation program.
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What We’re Reading
Fort Lewis College names new diversity affairs vice president, Cortez Journal (Paywall)
Kids and parents dislike math homework, so teachers are scrapping it. Will students be better off?, The Hechinger Report
These states want to move away from a ‘college for all’ approach to testing, Education Week (Paywall)
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