As end of school year approaches, McMeen Elementary celebrates its rich diversity
The DPS school draws students from around the globe, and this year saw a surge in the enrollment of students new to the country.
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.
Two adults and two juveniles were rushed to the hospital after a small plane crashed in the area of Oberon and Carr in Arvada on Friday morning.
While at Dove Valley Regional Park in Centennial, these kids became Public Works Inspectors, learned crosswalk safety and even microchipped a stuffed animal.
The strain is "very, very similar" to the JN.1 variant from earlier this year.
Students at Montview Elementary School will enjoy a new playground.
If you are headed to the Aurora Reservoir for the weekend, be prepared for some new changes at the park.
Two adults and two juveniles were rushed to the hospital after a small plane crashed in the area of Oberon and Carr in Arvada on Friday morning.
While at Dove Valley Regional Park in Centennial, these kids became Public Works Inspectors, learned crosswalk safety and even microchipped a stuffed animal.
Students at Montview Elementary School will enjoy a new playground.
If you are headed to the Aurora Reservoir for the weekend, be prepared for some new changes at the park.
In Colorado, the number of vehicles on the road with expired license plates or expired temporary plates is a problem.
While at Dove Valley Regional Park in Centennial, these kids became Public Works Inspectors, learned crosswalk safety and even microchipped a stuffed animal.
Colorado Congressman Jason Crow helped organize jump with other congressmen over Normandy from the C-47 that led the invasion fleet on D-Day 80 years.
A neighbor described seeing a small plane drop out of the sky before crashing onto the ground and bursting into flame in the front yard of an Arvada home on Friday morning.
Witness video shows the burning wreckage after a small plane crashed in Arvada on Friday morning.
Neighbors describe plane hitting a tree before hitting the ground and catchng fire in Arvada on Friday morning.
Nothing says summer like the crack of the bat and kids rounding the bases under the hot sun. But far too often, it doesn't happen because there's no umpire to call the game.
Backup defensive lineman BJ Thompson experienced a seizure and went into cardiac arrest, CBS Sports reported.
Beating Pakistan was a historic win for the United States — a country where most people hardly understand the rules of the game.
Willie Mays hasn't played in a Major League Baseball game in more than 50 years — but he just earned new stats.
What makes a great finishing hole in golf? "Whether it's a par 5, par 4 or par 3, It's got to be something that is really challenging and not just an easy par or birdie."
The strain is "very, very similar" to the JN.1 variant from earlier this year.
Video of a giraffe grabbing a toddler from the back of a pickup truck at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Texas went viral this week, and now the park is making changes to its rules to prevent incidents like this.
President Biden publicly apologized to Ukraine's president for a monthslong delay in American military assistance that let Russia make gains on the battlefield.
GameStop, a "meme stock" embraced by retail investors, said it lost $32.3 million in its latest quarter.
Moderate Republicans, specifically those who supported Nikki Haley's GOP presidential run, have been targeted by the Biden campaign since she dropped out of the primary race.
A new political ad claims lawmakers at the Colorado State Capitol slipped a secret ingredient into a bill when no one was watching, and it has left them with a bad taste.
President Biden publicly apologized to Ukraine's president for a monthslong delay in American military assistance that let Russia make gains on the battlefield.
The prosecution rested in Hunter Biden's gun trial after calling its last two witnesses Friday.
Moderate Republicans, specifically those who supported Nikki Haley's GOP presidential run, have been targeted by the Biden campaign since she dropped out of the primary race.
Congress passed over $1 trillion for infrastructure in 2021, but many aging schools are still waiting for funding.
The strain is "very, very similar" to the JN.1 variant from earlier this year.
One person died and another was treated for smoke inhalation in one of seven fires caused by product overheating.
A new observational study, meaning it does not prove causation, found xylitol, a common sugar substitute, may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
The FDA said "additional review" and court cases led it to roll back the ban.
Times have been getting tougher and tougher in health care. It shows up in the copays, the bills and now Colorado hospitals are facing a crisis.
U.S. unemployment rate rose slightly to 4%, breaking a 27-month string of staying below that level.
GameStop, a "meme stock" embraced by retail investors, said it lost $32.3 million in its latest quarter.
British tech pioneer Mike Lynch has been cleared of charges of fraud and conspiracy in an $11 billion deal that turned into a costly albatross for Hewlett Packard.
Author Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new "The Hunger Games" novel.
One person died and another was treated for smoke inhalation in one of seven fires caused by product overheating.
Right now, Coloradans are struggling to make ends meet, and a nonprofit in Denver is providing opportunities to change that.
From blazers to shoes, women of all shapes and sizes enjoyed a free shopping spree. Some were even able to get a makeover.
This week Denver city officials celebrated the opening of 49 new affordable condos in the Five Points neighborhood.
"Happiness, peace, and dreams aren't for other communities. These goals are accessible to us as well," one grant recipient said. "I was so proud, because I realized in that moment I was breaking a cycle."
Investors are now closely watching what is happening in the Iran-Israel conflict in the Middle East because of its impact on their investments.