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Amid ongoing court cases about public officials’ use of social media, the Denver school board is considering a policy about when board members can and cannot delete comments or block people from commenting on their posts. The proposed policy says Denver […]

It’s clear from the ousting of two incumbents on the Denver school board that voters are mad. Mad that a student with a previous weapons charge was allowed to enroll at East High School, and that he brought a gun to

Cover photo: Newly elected Denver school board members (l-r): Kimberlee Sia,  John Youngquist and Marlene De La Rosa, on election night, Nov. 7.  Kimberlee Sia and John Youngquist. In a year of rising gun violence in and around Denver schools, and persistent allegations

Photo: Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero, who was hired in 2021. Hyoung Chang / The Denver Post Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero met just over 80% of his goals last school year, a record that earned him an $8,235 bonus,

Nearly six months after police were stationed on some Denver high school campuses, the school district and the city police department signed an agreement in September that outlines what the officers should and should not do, according to a copy

Photo: Denver City Councilwoman Amanda Sandoval speaks at a press conference October 12 flanked by former Denver Mayor Federico Peña and former Denver school board and city council member Rosemary Rodriguez. Sandoval spoke in favor of reviving a joint city-school

On Nov. 7 Denver voters will choose three members of the Denver Public Schools board of directors. The education news site Chalkbeat offered this overview of the election: Nine candidates are running for three open seats on the Denver school

Candidate Paul Ballenger announced Friday (September 29) that he’s dropping out of the race for an at-large seat on the Denver school board. Ballenger, a 46-year-old Denver Public Schools parent who works as a security consultant, said in an interview

Photo: Denver school board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson speaks at a board meeting in June. Sara Martin / Chalkbeat The Denver school board paid board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson a $3,500 settlement in March, according to school district records. Anderson

Liam Suranowitz, then a second grader at Columbian Elementary School, asks the Denver Public School Board not to close his school during a public comment session in November. On controversial decisions, public comment can sometimes run five to six hours.