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March 21, 2025: Dept. of Education layoff impacts, CO population trends, school book ban, March Madness for Rams

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The library at Lakewood's Alameda International School. March 8, 2025.
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The library at Lakewood’s Alameda International School. March 8, 2025.

How Colorado families could be impacted by the dismantling of the Department of Education. New census numbers for Colorado’s population show us where the most growth is. A federal judge makes a ruling about a Colorado school district’s book ban. As March Madness comes to town, CSU emerges as a Cinderella hopeful in Seattle.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Jo Erickson, Mateo Schimpf, Alejandro Alonso Galva and Stephanie Wolf. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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