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Phillip Gover III, who is of Pawnee and Choctaw descent, will help the organization work with with tribal communities.

This week on the Regional Roundup: tree planting for heat relief, birdsong migrations, river conservation, Tibetan blessings, teen consent education, and safe housing for survivors.

This week: Durango elects its first Indigenous mayor, a Queer prom creates space for LGBTQ+ youth, a choir sparks dialogue, and kids explore Telluride’s Valley Floor.

Nine people, including seven students, voiced concerns about teacher turnover and curriculum issues at Tuesday’s meeting of the Montezuma-Cortez School Board.

Sunny skies and spring wind lead today's forecast, while local headlines include Chinle’s graduation, energy grant concerns, Utah GOP news, and a major Colorado media shakeup.

The Colorado Senate has approved two ballot measures that will allow voters to decide on increasing funding for the Healthy School Meals for All program, which aims to provide free school meals.

A Georgetown University report warns that proposed Medicaid cuts could harm early childhood education in Colorado. Many child care workers rely on Medicaid for health care, and cuts could deepen the child care crisis.

Governor Polis signs a bill to protect educators from pressure to remove books from school libraries, while Cortez renews its Urban Forestry program. Other updates include health-related resignations in Arizona, a proposed tobacco tax delay in the Navajo Nation, and wildfire mitigation efforts across the West.

The proposal calls on districts to adopt formal policies on hearing challenges and sets limits on who can file them.

A Colorado bill aims to protect books in school libraries from bans by requiring policies for book challenges and protecting librarians from retaliation.