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Coalition aimed at ‘flipping’ the Denver school board fails to agree on candidates
A coalition of community groups aiming to “flip” the Denver school board in November has disbanded after failing to come to consensus on a slate...
More than a third of Colorado high school graduates need extra help to do...
More than a third of Colorado students who graduated from high school in 2017 were flagged as needing additional help in reading or math...
Will a new program monitoring air quality at Denver schools make a difference for...
For the first time, parents, teachers, and administrators at 10 Denver public schools will know just how much air pollution students are exposed to...
Here’s how much money each Denver school board candidate has raised
The 10-candidate Denver school board election has a new fundraising frontrunner: Alexis Menocal Harrigan, who used to work in government affairs for the district.
According...
Tell us about your experience with busing in Denver schools
Busing and the broader question of what courts and communities should do to create integrated schools has been back in the news after a...
Inside Denver’s attempt to slow ‘summer slide’ for English language learners and struggling readers
It’s summer break, but 14 rising third-graders spent a recent morning at Denver’s McMeen Elementary learning about proper nouns. After fastening imaginary bow ties...
Charter alliance president on growing backlash: ‘We need to start fighting back’
The charter school movement is currently in a “battle for survival,” National Alliance for Public Charter Schools president Nina Rees told an audience of...
Colorado lawmakers are trying again to unravel a complicated school finance knot
For a third year, 10 Colorado lawmakers have convened to try to find a fairer and more effective way to fund the state’s schools.
Nearly...
Many eligible families don’t use the Denver Preschool Program. The new CEO wants to...
Elsa Holguín considers herself a bridge of sorts — someone who can cross divides and connect communities.
It’s something she’s done since she landed in...
New schools that want to open in Denver will now have an expiration date
A resolution quietly adopted by the Denver school board limits the scope of expansion of several charter school networks, and assigns a deadline to...