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More than twice as many Denver students were handcuffed than district...

After a family went public this spring with the story of their 7-year-old son being handcuffed at school, the Denver district reported that school...

Most Denver students are kids of color. Most teachers are white....

Despite efforts to diversify its teacher workforce, Denver Public Schools still faces an imbalance that plagues many school districts across the country: About three-quarters of...

Denver schools making promising progress but troubling gaps persist, report says

Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Melanie Asmar on April 27, 2016 Enrollment and graduation rates are up in Denver Public Schools. On state tests...

Denver Public Schools pledges to address student discipline concerns

Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Melanie Asmar on April 11, 2016 Denver school officials agreed Monday to establish a centralized system for responding to...

Top ten worst Denver schools for racial disparity in school-to-jail punishments

“Denver’s students of color were 219 percent more likely to be suspended out-of-school, expelled or referred to law enforcement compared to their white peers,”...