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 […]

Central Park Education News (CPEdNews.org) asked the three candidates for an open at-large seat on the Denver school board to answer eight questions about issues facing the state’s largest school district. The election is Nov. 7. Kwame Spearman and John […]

Central Park Education News asked the three candidates for an open at-large seat on the Denver school board to answer eight questions about issues facing the state’s largest school district. Kwame Spearman and John Youngquist offered responses. The third candidate […]

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 […]

The fallout from Denver Public Schools firing McAuliffe International School Principal Kurt Dennis continues to ripple across the district, raising important questions over what student discipline is appropriate versus what is excessive. While Superintendent Alex Marrero cited a violation of […]

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 […]

Photo: Three candidates for an open at-large seat on DPS board at a Central Park forum on Sept. 19. (l-r), Kwame Spearman, John Youngquist and Paul Ballenger. A fourth candidate, Brittni Johnson, was unable to attend due to illness.  For more […]