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Strengthening local journalism through the power of collaboration

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How Colorado Is Filling Gaps for Its ‘Most Vulnerable’ Children As Last-Resort Schools Dwindle

The Learning Zone is a small school in Littleton that teaches nonverbal students to use devices thatallow them to communicate by pushing buttons that convey words or phrases. But to become a state-approved facility school in hopes of getting more school districts to pay for theirspecialized services, The Learning Zone first had to become a state-licensed day treatment program.When the licensing specialist from the state human services department showed up, she brought achecklist. Did the school have all sharp objects locked up? Were the cleaning chemicals, hand sanitizerand Lysol wipes out of reach? “I understand that our licensing specialist is just doing her job,” said Amanda Attreau, executive directorof Real...
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Reporting on Colorado’s “Most Vulnerable” Students

Our latest multi-newsroom reporting collaboration wrapped on Sunday. The four-part series, “Last Resort” examines the...
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Inside the News: Hedge-Fund Takeover of Denver TV News Station Implodes

For more than a year, a sword of Damocles has been hanging over a leading...
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Watchdog Fund: Support for Colorado Journalists Reporting on Inequities

Colorado journalists and media makers who need access to public records in order to investigate...
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