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Amy Bounds

Amy Bounds covers K-12 education for the Boulder Daily Camera and Longmont Times-Call

Boulder High incoming senior Martha Riedel has a very personal stake in her fundraising effort for this weekend's Courage Classic, the Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation’s two-day bike ride. In treatment for a rare, aggressive childhood cancer, she's planning to ride in her fourth Courage Classic — and this time, she wants to be the ride's top fundraiser.

Boulder teen fighting cancer for third time sets sights on fundraising win

July 17, 2019 at 7:45 pm

Boulder High incoming senior Martha Riedel has a very personal stake in her fundraising effort for this weekend's Courage Classic, the Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation’s two-day bike ride. In treatment...

Boulder commuters headed to Denver who usually take U.S. 36 should start looking for alternate routes and expect longer drives.

Cracks in U.S. 36 won’t be fixed in time for Monday commute

July 14, 2019 at 9:19 pm

Boulder commuters headed to Denver who usually take U.S. 36 should start looking for alternate routes and expect longer drives.

The Boulder Public Library, through its BoulderReads program, began offering the Career Online High School diploma program in 2017 to Boulder County residents who are 19 or older. The library is recruiting for nine available scholarships for the program.

Boulder Public Library recruiting adults for online diploma program

July 14, 2019 at 2:00 pm

The Boulder Public Library, through its BoulderReads program, began offering the Career Online High School diploma program in 2017 to Boulder County residents who are 19 or older. The library...

Tubing in Boulder Creek is back on, with a ban that was imposed last week lifted this afternoon. The tubing ban on St. Vrain Creek also has been lifted.

Boulder Creek, St. Vrain tubing bans lifted

July 8, 2019 at 4:43 pm

Tubing in Boulder Creek is back on, with a ban that was imposed last week lifted this afternoon. The tubing ban on St. Vrain Creek also has been lifted.

The airy performance space at the Boulder Circus Center was a whirl of color and motion on Sunday on the last day of the 15th annual Boulder Juggling Festival.

15th annual Boulder Juggling Festival celebrates circus arts

July 7, 2019 at 8:50 pm

The airy performance space at the Boulder Circus Center was a whirl of color and motion on Sunday on the last day of the 15th annual Boulder Juggling Festival.

Thorne Nature Experience's summer parent-and-child nature play experiences are a preview of the environmental education non profit's new licensed nature preschool, which is set to open in the fall as the area's first preschool held "almost entirely outdoors."

Boulder’s Thorne Nature Experience trying outdoor preschool in the fall

July 5, 2019 at 8:26 pm

Thorne Nature Experience's summer parent-and-child nature play experiences are a preview of the environmental education non profit's new licensed nature preschool, which is set to open in the fall as...

A University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences graduate student is raising money to update the campus' scale model solar system.

CU Boulder grad student aims to update campus’ scale model solar system

June 21, 2019 at 7:11 pm

A University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences graduate student is raising money to update the campus' scale model solar system.

Chris Segal, a teacher in the Cherry Creek School District, knows of at least three LGBTQ students who dropped out to be homeschooled after being bullied.

CU’s A Queer Endeavor hosts second annual LGBTQ-inclusive institute for educators

June 19, 2019 at 6:33 pm

Chris Segal, a teacher in the Cherry Creek School District, knows of at least three LGBTQ students who dropped out to be homeschooled after being bullied.

Stacey Zis, a senior consultant with the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems and mom of a Boulder High student, is planning to run for a Boulder Valley school board seat in November.

Stacey Zis running for BVSD school board seat

June 19, 2019 at 4:20 pm

Stacey Zis, a senior consultant with the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems and mom of a Boulder High student, is planning to run for a Boulder Valley school...

The annual Boulder International Festival, organized by the Boulder Dance Coalition, started Friday night with a public salsa dance and continued Saturday and Sunday with a total of 32 performances on the Pearl Street Mall, plus a public folk dance on Saturday night with music from the Barbelfish Balkan Band.

Boulder International Festival celebrates global dance, music

June 16, 2019 at 8:48 pm

The annual Boulder International Festival, organized by the Boulder Dance Coalition, started Friday night with a public salsa dance and continued Saturday and Sunday with a total of 32 performances...