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 […]
By CARINA JULIG, Aurora Sentinel Staff Writer – October 6, 2022 AURORA | A sex education book has been removed from circulation in Cherry Creek School District libraries following a parent complaint that prompted an internal review of three books. “This […]
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 […]
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 […]
Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado Aug 19, 11:41am EDT A year into his tenure, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero is rolling out a new strategic plan to guide Colorado’s largest school district. The plan, which Marrero calls a roadmap, focuses […]
Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado Aug 22, 7:29am EDT Denver Public Schools has the largest test score gaps in all of Colorado between white and Black students, and between white and Hispanic students, in both literacy and math. Data released last […]
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. […]