How are Colorado’s kids doing? Paint that can cool its surroundings, a music lift from May Be Fern

Two new reports try to quantify how the youngest Coloradans are fairing, when it comes to everything from their mental and physical health, to their family’s economic situations. Then, Boulder is trying out a high tech type of paint that may be able to cool buildings, without warming the surrounding area. And we revisit the Colorado group, May Be Fern, and their song about moving beyond trauma.Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: More about Englewood’s Second Saturday bert free shuttle CPR’s Jenny Brundin on the 2026 Kids Count reportThe 2026 Kids Count Databook CPR’s John Daley on the 2026 Healthy Kids Colorado surveyThe Healthy Kids Colorado survey Colorado’s May Be Fern This episode of Colorado Today is hosted and produced by Madilyn Rose and Mateo Schimpf, with audio production by Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.