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Good morning. This is Melanie Asmar with Chalkbeat Colorado.
Online schools with statewide reach serve more than 30,000 students in Colorado. But as enrollment declines statewide, some school districts are starting their own online programs in a bid to bring their students back or prevent them from leaving. Senior reporter Ann Schimke has more in today’s top story.
We’ve also got news from Denver, where the superintendent said more school closures may be necessary before a four-year moratorium is up.
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Online schools with statewide reach are growing in Colorado. School districts want their students back.
Dozens of Colorado school districts are launching online programs in a bid to recapture students who’ve left for online schools or to prevent them from leaving in the first place.
Denver superintendent: More school closures could be necessary before moratorium is up
The Denver school board put a four-year moratorium on school closures last year. But Superintendent Alex Marrero said the district may have to close some schools before then.
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