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Sandoval campus auditorium, student health clinic on final list for nearly $1 billion bond

By Brian Weber /CPEdNews | June 17, 2024

(Cover photo: Northeast corner of Building One on Sandoval Campus where a new auditorium and student health clinic would be built. Photo: Brian Weber) A full-size performing arts auditorium and student health clinic for the Paul Sandoval campus made the […]

Commentary: DPS must focus on students, not a new bond

By Van Schoales /Keystone Policy Center | June 7, 2024

(Editor’s note: This commentary originally ran in the Denver Post on June 2. Central Park Education News is posting it with the writer’s permission.)  Denver Public Schools has quickly fallen from one of the most successful urban school districts in […]

be well teaches Central Park students mental and physical health practices for life

By Meredith Fast McReynolds /be well Health and Wellness Initiative | June 2, 2024

(The be well Health and Wellness Initiative is part of the Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities. School community members interested in starting a Wellness Team should contact School Wellness Project Manager, Meredith Fast McReynolds, at mfast@fsucommunities.org) Robin Bresnahan, Swigert International’s gifted […]

Dr. Pooch is in at Swigert and McAuliffe

By Brian Weber /CPEdNews | June 2, 2024

(Cover photo: Buddy, Swigert International School’s new therapy dog. Photo: Brian Weber.) Next fall Swigert International Elementary will add a Buddy to its staff. He’s long, lean and blonde. He will help support students who need a calming influence when […]

Nashara Ellerbee — Teachers, coaches steered all-star athlete, scholar to sail to CSU; Wilson Harper — With his black belt and IB Diploma, University of Scotland awaits

By Brian Weber /CPEdNews | May 28, 2024

(Cover photo: Northfield High School graduating class of 2024. Photo courtesy of Northfield High School.) Central Park Education News is publishing profiles of eight outstanding 2024 graduates of Northfield High School.  Profiles of Nashara Ellerbee and Wilson Harper follow an […]

Daaliyah Dominguez — Driven to drive, now ready to cruise to Colorado School of Mines

By Brian Weber /CPEdNews | May 28, 2024

For an overview of the Northfield graduating class of 2024 please go to the profiles of Nashara Ellerbee and Wilson Harper. Daaliyah Dominguez was born and raised in West Denver. She stayed there for elementary at Cowell and Denver Center […]

Sammy Berman — Boettcher Scholar, gay activist headed to Colorado College

By Brian Weber /CPEdNews | May 28, 2024

For an overview of the Northfield graduating class of 2024 please go to the profiles of Nashara Ellerbee and Wilson Harper. As a junior at Northfield High School, Sammy Berman testified at the state Legislature in 2023 against a bill […]

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