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Editor’s note: This article was written by East High School parents Heather Lamm, Lynne Ly, Dan Foster, and Kirsten Benefiel. In September of last year Heather Lamm and her husband received the following text from their senior at East High: […]
As East High parents, we demand the school board resign. More than 1,600 others agree Read More »
By Alan Gottlieb Boardhawk Editor Nov. 30, 2022 Every time something happens that makes it appear as though the Denver school board might move past its paralyzing issues, something else stops the potential progress in its tracks. On Monday, in
Seen Enough? Engaged Community Must Step In, Right the DPS Ship Read More »
By Alan Gottlieb/Boardhawk And then there were none. Here are some random thoughts in the wake of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education’s 6-1 vote Thursday night not to close any schools for the time being, despite a budget crunch caused
By Van Schoales The alarming news from this week’s release of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores (also known as the Nation’s Report Card) for Denver Public Schools landed with not a single major story in the Denver media.
Ignoring Denver’s dismal NAEP results won’t make them vanish Read More »
By Alan Gottlieb Over the past five years, Brandon Pryor has been the most consistent and vociferous critic of Denver Public Schools leadership. He uses blunt, forceful language, with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer. He does this consciously and
The banning of Brandon Pryor — DPS pushing free speech limits Read More »
Sept. 23, 2022 By Alan Gottlieb What is Denver Public Schools leadership thinking? In threatening to sue four of its former students and an ex-principal over an alleged trademark violation for a racial justice-themed podcast the students created, DPS is violating its
Legal bullying of exemplary students exposes Denver Public Schools’ hypocrisy Read More »
By Van Schoales Last Friday’s letter to the community from Denver Public Schools Superintendent Marrero left me breathless. It was a remarkable exemplar of what has become the norm these days for politicians of all stripes. Undermine data, ignore reality, and create
Denver Public Schools’ dangerous, data-less spin Read More »
I have been observing and writing about Denver Public Schools since 1995 and have witnessed heated political battles on a number of important issues, including weighty ones like how to redraw school boundaries as court-ordered busing came to an end.
DPS board members indulge in Trump-like grievance while students suffer Read More »
