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Central Park enrollment, demographics from 2018 to 2023; 11% of DPS enrollment is in CP schools

By Brian Weber /CPEdNews | June 6, 2023

Here is the enrollment and demographics for 14 Central Park traditional and charter public schools.  Enrollment increased by 1,852 from 2018 to 2023 or on average 370 more students per year. Current total Central Park enrollment: 9,643 which is just […]

Auon’tai Anderson dropping out of Denver school board race to run for a state House seat

By Melanie Asmar /Chalkbeat | June 5, 2023

Photo: Auon’tai Anderson has been on the Denver school board since 2019 and vice president since 2021. He announced Monday that he is not running for re-election. Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post Denver school board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson is dropping […]

Swigert’s Climate Activism Team, a model for others, ends another successful year!

By Robin Bresnahan | May 30, 2023

(Above: Collage made from Earth Day sticker entries from Swigert’s Climate Activism Team) Since it began in 2018, Swigert International’s Climate Activism Team (CAT) has steadily increased its ambitions and activities. Its mission, vision and words to work by: Vision […]

A Day of Memories for Northfield High’s Class of 2023  

By Chris Broderick /CPEdNews | May 22, 2023

NHS’ fifth and largest class “walks” together for last time. Hundreds of parents, relatives and friends packed the Colorado Convention Center downtown Sunday afternoon to celebrate Northfield High School’s graduates amid cheers, shout outs, selfies, high-fives and hugs. At the […]

On DPS board, dysfunction is as dysfunction does

By Alan Gottlieb /Boardhawk | May 22, 2023

Dysfunctional: not functioning properly : marked by impaired or abnormal functioning. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Members of the dysfunctional Denver school board despise that governing body being called dysfunctional, repeatedly and emphatically denying that it is what it so plainly is. Late in […]

Mayoral candidates on city’s role in DPS, police in schools, parent access to student data

By Melanie Asmar /Chalkbeat | May 15, 2023

Mike Johnston, left, and Kelly Brough, right, are vying to become Denver’s next mayor. Courtesy of Michael Johnston and Kelly Brough Neither of Denver’s candidates for mayor favors mayoral control of the school board, which has been beset by infighting […]

DPS Board: What it does and why it matters

By Chris Broderick /Boardhawk | May 15, 2023

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 […]

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