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World language Teacher of the Year is on Willow’s faculty

By DPS Communications | March 25, 2024

Willow Spanish teacher, Karen Casner, has won the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers 2024 World Language Teacher of the Year award. Casner was awarded the prestigious honor at the Spring Conference of Foreign Language Teachers in late February for her […]

Students, take a survey on possible ban of TikTok

By Erica Meltzer /Chalkbeat | March 17, 2024

Congress is trying to ban TikTok. The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution that gives TikTok owner Byte Dance, a Beijing-based tech company, six months to sell the app or see it banned in the United States. Lawmakers have raised data […]

DPS board considering when members can block people on social media

By Melanie Asmar /Chalkbeat | March 17, 2024

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 […]

McAuliffe, Swigert students bolster skills through writing mentorship that hits high note with Greensky Bluegrass

By Central Park EdNews | March 11, 2024

(Cover photo: Greensky Bluegrass guitar and mandolin player Paul Hoffman playing and writing with young writers from McAuliffe and Swigert international schools on Feb. 26. Cover photo and other photos in the story are courtesy of  Jordan Bresnahan and Stephanie […]

NHS girls drop close state final game to Roosevelt Saturday; boys end season with semi-final loss to Mesa Ridge

By Central Park EdNews | March 11, 2024

(Cover photo: Northfield girls basketball starters. Photo courtesy of Kocher Imaging.)  The Northfield High School girls’ basketball team lost a close one to Roosevelt High School, 69-63, in the 5A state championship game on Saturday (March 9) at the Denver […]

The AI revolution is here. DSST teachers see big benefits and challenges with ChatGPT.

By Sarah Huber /CPEdNews | March 3, 2024

A little more than a year after ChatGPT was released, tech-savvy educators in Central Park have no doubt that an educational revolution is afoot. But big questions remain about how and when to bring generative artificial intelligence into the classroom. […]

Long time coming — Sandoval auditorium on preliminary list for 2024 bond

By Brian Weber /CPEdNews | February 26, 2024

(Cover photo: map of possible projects in different parts of the city for a potential DPS bond issue in November. Source: presentation for DPS bond committee.) A long-awaited, full-size performing arts auditorium for the Sandoval campus is on the preliminary […]

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