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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Photo: Denver Police Department School Resource Officer, Cody Jones, who patrols Central Park’s Paul Sandoval Campus that’s home to  Northfield and DSST-Conservatory Green High Schools. Photo courtesy of Northfield High School.  Police officer Cody Jones uses his “dad eyes” when […]

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 […]

In the photo left to right: DSST-Montview High School students and Brute Force robotics team members Croix Wheatfall, Simon Crine, Jay Belasco, Asher Olgeirson with the team’s main “man,” Moonwalker. The DSST-Montview High’s robotics team took two of the top […]

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 […]