The long-delayed renewal of McAuliffe International School’s innovation plan is nearing final approval. The school and Denver Public Schools that authorizes innovation status recently completed more than a year and half of negotiations. The McAuliffe staff is scheduled to vote […]
After six years of frequent struggles with district opposition, the Northeast Denver Innovation Zone – which includes two Central Park schools – folds at the end of June. “It is with mixed emotions that we announce the decision to sunset […]
(Cover photo: Northfield High School students at the 40th annual DPS Shakespeare Festival on April 26. Photo courtesy of Northfield High School.) The Bard was in the house – and celebrating across downtown Denver – on Fri., April 26, with […]
Here is a photographic sampling of the action at the Denver Public Schools 40th annual Shakespeare Festival held Fri., April 26 at the Denver Performing Arts Complex in downtown Denver. Students from Northfield High School, McAuliffe International School, Willow Elementary […]
(Editor’s note: This commentary originally appeared in CPEdNews’ partner publication, Boardhawk, an independent website dedicated to community-based commentary and advocacy-focused coverage of public education in Colorado, with a particular focus on Denver Public Schools and its Board of Education.) If […]
(Editor’s Note: This is part two of an interview with DSST CEO Bill Kurtz where he talks about equity, career/tech ed vs college, what DSST has meant to Central Park, what he’s most proud of and what he may do […]
(Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part interview with DSST CEO Bill Kurtz. In part one, Kurtz talks about going from Wall Street to running schools, large and small high schools, how DSST began and evolved and its […]