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A school reform advocacy group on March 18 presented the Denver Board of Education with a host of measurable goals to raise achievement, enhance student safety and make school data more accessible to parents and the public. EDUCATE Denver, a diverse […]
Reform group to report monthly on progress by DPS on key issues Read More »
(Cover photo: Third grade class at Ashley with teacher Beatriz Ramos-Hera and Interim Principal Janet Estrada. Photo by: Chris Broderick) Few places in Denver illustrate the impact of the flood of migrant families as Ashley Elementary. Enrollment at the school
Ashley welcomes influx of migrants that doubled its enrollment    Read More »
Cover photo: The Denver school board poses for a portrait Friday, Dec, 1, after three new board members were sworn in. From left in the front row: Board President Carrie Olson, Superintendent Alex Marrero, board Vice President Marlene De La
Cover photo: McAuliffe International students and parents making their displeasure known with DPS central administration over the long-delayed review of its innovation plan and the district’s refusal to reinstate assistant principal Micah Klaver who’s been on administrative leave for three
Editor’s note: The earlier version of this article incorrectly tallied the total expenditures from Better Leaders, Stronger Schools because the amount was based on preliminary figures in state financial reports. The group has spent $1.022 million in the most recent
Huge cash influx brings DPS board races spending close to $2 million, with more to come Read More »
The fallout from Denver Public Schools firing McAuliffe International School Principal Kurt Dennis continues to ripple across the district, raising important questions over what student discipline is appropriate versus what is excessive. While Superintendent Alex Marrero cited a violation of
How discipline is supposed to work in Denver Public Schools Read More »
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in CPEN’s partner, 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 recently reconfigured Board of Education.
Reframing the debate over how to make schools safer with trauma-informed instruction Read More »
In photo: DPS board members. Back row (L to R) Carrie Olson, Scott Baldermann, Michelle Quattlebaum, Scott Esserman, Charmaine Lindsay. Front row (L to R) Auon’tai Anderson, Superintendent Alex Marrero, Xóchitl Gaytán Overseeing a sprawling district with more than 10,000
DPS Board: What it does and why it matters Read More »
School resource officers return to Denver high schools this week after a nearly three-year absence, reigniting the debate whether police will make schools safer. The Denver Police Department is assigning two armed police officers to East High and one officer
Do school-based police officers make high schools safer? Read More »
  Denver mayoral candidate Lisa Calderón speaks while some of her opponents await their turns. From left to right, seated: Jesse Parris, Aurelio Martinez, Kelly Brough, Mike Johnston. (Photo by Brian Weber for Boardhawk). Education was the theme at
At Denver mayoral forum on education, other issues dominate Read More »
