Teacher Jessica Flores directs students as they work on laptops in a classroom in Newlon Elementary School on, Aug. 25, 2020, in Denver, Colo., which is one of 55 Discovery Link sites set up by Denver Public Schools where students are participating in remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Colorado lawmakers are considering joining eight other states in an agreement that would eliminate many of the requirements for teachers to get licensed when they move within the member states. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
DENVER (AP) — Every Colorado school district, like many across the country, began 2023 understaffed. That's caused classes to be crammed together, school bus routes to shrink, Spanish language courses to get cut from curriculums, and field trips to be nixed.
