McMeen Elementary looks abroad for teachers to serve multilingual students
Relating to immigrant students as newcomers themselves. DPS has seen a 50% increase in visa sponsorships for teachers.
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Relating to immigrant students as newcomers themselves. DPS has seen a 50% increase in visa sponsorships for teachers.
Denver Public Schools received record numbers of migrant students from the southern border during the 2023-24 school year. CBS Colorado's documentary looks at the human impact.
The documentary relates the human impact of new arrivals at one neighborhood school, as Denver received more migrants per capita than any city in the United States.
The DPS school draws students from around the globe, and this year saw a surge in the enrollment of students new to the country.
Generous Coloradans have donated shirts, sweaters, jackets and shoes to schools such as McMeen, which then donated them to migrant children who recently arrived in the U.S.
The Denver Public Schools Family & Community Engagement team wants to make it easy for businesses and organizations to help.
Volunteers with Subaru donated 24 charging stations so students will have a place to charge their tablets and other electronic devices.
Just four months into the year, more than 7,400 people have applied for Denver's rental assistance program, TRUA.
Many families who are newcomers to Denver are still struggling to find stability with housing and food.
Josh Scott is using his problem-solving skills to try to help schools absorbing large numbers of students from the southern border.
The organization Eye Love Care is helping McMeen Elementary School students with free eye exams.
A dentist and hygienist visited McMeen Elementary to educate the students about the importance of dental hygiene.
The students came to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science for this year's event and First Alert Meteorlogist Lauren Whitney interviewed them.
It was a long day recently at McMeen Elementary School, where children are learning along with many new migrant children who have arrived at the dual language school since Denver's wave of migrants has impacted the city.
McMeen Elementary School in Denver is popular among migrants because of its bilingual teachers and proximity to affordable housing. Your Reporters from CBS Colorado have been covering stories from the school in the McMeen in the Middle series. Executive Producer of Community Impact Anna Alejo provided an update on the project.
CBS News Colorado's McMeen in the Middle series is looking at how one Denver Public School is handling the number of new students who've arrived from the Southern border.
Many migrants who are adjusting to life in Colorado got the chance to just be kids as they attended a birthday party for one of their classmates over the weekend.
McMeen in the Middle is CBS News Colorado's exclusive series on how one Denver school is responding to the continuous enrollment of migrant students. Reporter Jasmine Arenas followed one of those families to their home where they discussed their struggles after arriving in the United States.
The project provides food for families.
"McMeen in the Middle" is following a Denver Public School as it responds to a surge in the enrollment of students who are new to the US.
"McMeen in the Middle" follows the disruption at a Denver school brought on by the arrival of scores of students who've endured traumatic journeys to the US.
"McMeen in the Middle: Denver's Migrant Crisis" follows how a southeast Denver elementary school is coping with the arrival of scores of kids who've endured traumatic journeys to its classrooms.
Sixteen of the 19 suspects detained by Aurora police on Tuesday have been confirmed to be suspected members of a criminal gang from Venezuela.
The race is on to get holiday cards and gifts delivered on time.
The Colorado Department of Transportation is preparing for winter driving conditions to keep drivers safe on the road.
A man is behind bars and a carload of weapons and tactical gear are in custody after deputies spotted a suspicious vehicle parked in a dirt lot in Silver Plume.
Douglas County Sheriff's deputies have arrested two shoplifting suspects accused of stealing flooring from a Home Depot store in Highlands Ranch.
Sixteen of the 19 suspects detained by Aurora police on Tuesday have been confirmed to be suspected members of a criminal gang from Venezuela.
The race is on to get holiday cards and gifts delivered on time.
The Colorado Department of Transportation is preparing for winter driving conditions to keep drivers safe on the road.
A man is behind bars and a carload of weapons and tactical gear are in custody after deputies spotted a suspicious vehicle parked in a dirt lot in Silver Plume.
Douglas County Sheriff's deputies have arrested two shoplifting suspects accused of stealing flooring from a Home Depot store in Highlands Ranch.
Volunteers ring bells and collect donations for the Salvation Army this time of year.
A man is behind bars and a carload of weapons and tactical gear are in custody after deputies spotted a suspicious vehicle parked in a dirt lot in Silver Plume.
Dr. Olukemi Akinrinola is a pediatrician with AdventHealth Medical Group Primary Care at Southlands and she talks about what parents should look for before buying toys this holiday season.
Aurora firefighters rushed to a burning townhome near the intersection of S. Kittredge Street and E. Ithaca Place early Wednesday morning.
Deputies responded to a Home Depot in Highlands Ranch on a shoplifting call and two men were arrested.
Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders joins his father Coach Deion Sanders on a special bowl game edition of "Coach Prime's Playbook with Romi Bean." Watch it on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
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A rodeo tradition was featured at halftime of the Broncos game at Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will take up a challenge to a new law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the U.S.
The 1,500 page measure would do much more than prevent a government shutdown.
A new Pentagon report says China is continuing to expand its nuclear force and has strengthened its ties with Russia over the past year.
The House Ethics Committee voted to release its report on the investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz on Dec. 5, according to multiple sources.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Americans seeking debt relief face an overly complicated, costly bankruptcy system.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will take up a challenge to a new law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the U.S.
The 1,500 page measure would do much more than prevent a government shutdown.
A new Pentagon report says China is continuing to expand its nuclear force and has strengthened its ties with Russia over the past year.
The House Ethics Committee voted to release its report on the investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz on Dec. 5, according to multiple sources.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Americans seeking debt relief face an overly complicated, costly bankruptcy system.
"The mystery has finally been solved," Congo's health ministry says, after an unidentified disease outbreak started killing mainly women and children in a remote region.
The entire marketplace is high concentration now, researchers say, and cannabis can impact the mind and body in ways human beings have never experienced before.
Republicans wants to extend 2017 tax cuts that expire next year and could let ACA subsidies lapse to help pay the tab, according to analysts.
Towana Looney, a 53-year-old Alabama woman, is now free from years of dialysis after receiving an experimental pig kidney transplant last month.
The president-elect's choices to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, FDA and CDC, hold positions on issues including abortion and vaccination that are often at odds.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Americans seeking debt relief face an overly complicated, costly bankruptcy system.
World coal use is set to reach an all-time high in 2024, the International Energy Agency says, in a year all but certain to be the hottest in recorded history.
"In essence, this money has been stolen from all of us for all these years," said an 84-year-old woman whose late husband's Social Security benefits were slashed. "It's not fair."
Here's what to know about Frontier's "GoWild!" unlimited flight deal, an "all you can fly" offer that costs $299.
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A 31-year-old financial analyst was surprised when his insurance company recently informed him that they were increasing his six month premium by $312 for another driver in his home, who he says does not exist.
The state's budget crisis means Colorado families who fought for access to a critical autism therapy now have more work to do.
Last year, 999 claims were made related to damage caused by the roadway in Colorado and nine were paid out.
Shannon Lofland, a veteran deputy in the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, resigned this week amid a department internal investigation into her performing in adult videos, jobs she says she took "out of desperation."
An employee of Gate Gourmet, a catering company serving airlines at Denver International Airport, is under investigation by Denver police after an airline passenger said he caught the worker trying to secretly take a picture of the passenger in a bathroom stall.