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How the latest COVID wave is impacting Colorado schools, and what lawmakers are trying to do about it

A biomedical science class at Westminster High School in Westminster, Colorado
Stephanie Daniel
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A biomedical science class at Westminster High School in Westminster, Colorado

This month’s wave of COVID-19 cases, driven by the omicron variant, is across the state. Students, teachers and staff, already worn out from the past year of education during a pandemic, are now facing half-empty classrooms and severe staffing shortages that have pushed some schools back into remote learning.

At the same time, Colorado lawmakers are getting underway this month with a number of bills looking to address these and other education issues. We speak with , bureau chief at Chalkbeat Colorado, for an update on the state of education in this chapter of the pandemic.

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