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The article highlights steps taken by the Cherry Creek school district in Colorado after a rash of student suicides. It reports the ground breaking of a mental health treatment center in Cherry Creek district in partnership with the Children's Hospital Colorado and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus. It provides an overview of the center's day-treatment program which prioritizes family involvement, prevention and intervention.

The article discusses efforts by U.S. school districts to deal with disparities between rising home prices and salaries in K-12 education. Topics include the construction of affordable housing for teachers, problems with school funding in Colorado in relation to housing prices in the Denver, Colorado area, and efforts to help school district employees with down payments.

The article reports that school board members John Newkirk, Julie Williams, and Ken Witt have lost their seats in Jefferson County, Colorado in a recall election on issues regarding their promotion of a performance-based teacher-compensation program and higher charter school funding.

The article discusses debate over the Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. history curriculum at high schools in the Jefferson County, Colorado school district after a proposal from school board member Julie Williams that would promote patriotism while downplaying civil disobedience. Details are provided on student and parent protests as well as time off taken by teachers that resulted in the shutdown of four schools. A resolution for a curriculum-review process that includes student input is covered.