Contact
(720)295-8006
tips@coloradoindependent.com
The Colorado Independent,2020
All Right Reserved.
Tag: Charter Schools
Inside the three-candidate battle for northeast Denver’s school board seat
Of the Denver school board races on the November ballot, none packs more intrigue than the fight for District 4.
The three-person slate of candidates...
Five things we learned when Colorado’s gubernatorial candidates got on the...
Nine Republicans and Democrats hoping to become Colorado’s next governor offered contrasting views Friday of the state’s public schools to an audience of more...
What’s different about this year’s Denver school board election? Betsy DeVos,...
In many ways, the storylines of this year’s Denver school board election feel familiar. Those who embrace the district’s policies, and those who remain...
Four Aurora school board candidates win union endorsement
The Aurora teachers union on Tuesday announced endorsements of four candidates in this fall’s school board election, calling it a “pivotal moment” for the...
Denver Public Schools posts record gains on latest state tests
Denver students made more academic progress on state English and math tests last year than ever before, and the overall percentage of third- through...
Colorado’s new director of school choice: If we hold all schools...
For decades, both Republicans and Democrats in Colorado have embraced charter schools.
And it can stay that way if the state continues to hold all...
Barbara O’Brien has three challengers for her DPS board seat so...
A Denver father who narrowly lost a seat on the Denver Public Schools board to a well-known incumbent two years ago is running again...
This Colorado conservative is taking a bigger role in expanding school...
For the past two years as Colorado state director of the conservative political group Americans For Prosperity, Michael Fields has advocated at the statehouse...
Denver charter applicant alleges school isn’t getting a fair shot because...
The leader of a Wyoming-based charter school is asking the Denver school board to reject a recommendation that his application to open a school...
After tensions mount, Colorado House advances charter school funding deal, school...
The Colorado House of Representatives advanced a crucial school funding bill and a controversial compromise that could send more money to charter schools after...