A DSST at Noel Middle School parent and staff member describes how the school board's decision Thursday to delay the high school damages a thriving community. And the divisive comments by a couple of board members rubbed salt in the wound.
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Board resolution delays Noel high school until 2022; DSST objects
The Denver school board will vote tonight to delay the opening of the DSST Noel High School for a year, potentially leaving 161 eighth-graders without a high school they had been expecting.NewsFrom A+ Colorado: As October count starts, how many students are disengaged?
The annual October count, which helps determine state funding of school districts, is a good time to take stock of how engaged or disengaged kids are in learning during the pandemic.NewsAt South High, no in-person classes through December
There will be no in-person classes at South High School through December, students and parents learned Thursday evening.NewsDPS board poised to reject DSST Noel High School
In yet another move away from school choice for families, the Denver Public Schools board signaled Monday that it is likely to reject the opening next year of a previously approved DSST charter high school.
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Board’s DSST vote and insulting words damage a community where kids thrive
A DSST at Noel Middle School parent and staff member describes how the school board's decision Thursday to delay the high school damages a thriving community. And the divisive comments by a couple of board members rubbed salt in the wound.CommentaryDPS board champions Black excellence, except in charter schools
The Denver school board's focus on Black excellence is important, but looks two-faced when board members are ignoring the Black excellence at a Far Northeast Denver charter school.CommentaryRemote learning has failed most children. Districts must pivot now
There is no need to mince words: Remote learning has failed the children who need it most. Districts must pivot immediately or be held to account for their failure.CommentaryIf DPS board rejects DSST high school, it’s pure adult politics
Let's cut to the chase: The likely refusal to allow a new DSST high school to open next year is all about the adults.
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DPS board unanimously passes “Know Justice, Know Peace” curriculum redesign
Read a thorough Colorado Sun story on the Denver school board's unanimous vote last night to adopt a curriculum redesign that "weaves the narratives and knowledge of Black, indigenous, Latino and other communities of color into every part of the district’s curriculum."QuickhitsParents muzzled at State Board of Education
Read the testimony from parents about pandemic-related education woes that staff wouldn't let the State Board of Education hear this week.QuickhitsThe students left behind by remote learning
A long, balanced article from Pro Publica and The New Yorker illustrates how the pandemic is hurting Black and Hispanic students far more than whites.QuickhitsPublic education’s ‘meteor moment’
It's hard to imagine school districts and systems returning to the semi-functional 'normal' that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. So let's seize the moment and make a great leap forward.
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