Tag: education

Should SVVSD borrow $739.8M to build, maintain and repair schools?

Welcome to Boulder Weekly‘s 2024 Education Issue! It’s a big topic to cover, and we are by no means the experts (See the pros at Chalkbeat for that.) We still brought you news...

For a diehard foodie, learning how to make croissants sounds like fun. It’s acquiring a skill that will repay the effort in flavor for decades to come. For many home...

The tentacles of serendipity are what reeled Molly Weber into the topic of climate change: her twin sister’s eighth-grade fascination with jellyfish. “She started learning about the ocean, because you...

Being a fourth grader in Colorado has a few educational perks. From a national parks pass to a membership at the History Colorado museum, these incentives tie closely to Colorado...

T, a student at a Colorado medical school, can count on one hand the things she’s learned about cannabis and psychedelics from her professors. “We’ve had probably two hour-and-a-half lectures...

Back-to-school night is a yearly tradition where parents learn the culture and feel of the classroom, expectations and daily schedule for their child’s learning day. This night also allows parents...

When the pandemic hit in early 2020, classrooms sat vacant as students moved to virtual instruction. Four years later, schools have moved back to in-person instruction, but some classrooms have remained...

In Boulder County, the promise of public education as the great equalizer is challenged by the stark realities of school funding, economic disparity and educational inequities. Financial barriers often prevent...

Kathy Gebhardt  Priorities Kathy Gebhardt has a long history working in the public education sphere.  She served eight years on the Boulder Valley Board of Education, two of which she...

This questionnaire was first published for the June 2024 primary. Candidates were given the option to update their responses and answer additional questions. This questionnaire has not been updated. Kathy Gebhardtgebhardtforcolorado.com...

Boulder Weekly sent candidate questionnaires to all state primary candidates. These are their written responses, edited for length and clarity. Find a full list of candidates and questionnaires here. Office: Colorado...