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At 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.NewsTwo rising seniors reflect on a strange year
Last March, with classes, SAT prep and other stresses, we needed a break. Little did we know how long it would last, and how disruptive it would be.NewsNew innovation schools, policy changes shelved until 2021
Denver Public Schools is proposing a one year pause on approval of new innovation schools and zones, as well as any possible changes to how innovation plans get adopted.
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UPDATED: DSST Noel vote: Will data prevail?
UPDATED: The Denver school board has decided to postpone its vote on allowing a DSST Rachel Noel High School to open next year. District officials worked this week with board members and DSST leadership to craft a compromise, but were unable to come up with a solution. An agreement satisfactory to all seemed a distant prospect at best.CommentaryBoard’s vague, data-free superintendent evaluation serves no one well
The recently released school board evaluation of Denver Public Schools Superintendent Susana Cordova is a vague document that sheds light on little more than board members' divisions over her future.CommentaryWhy school districts should consider forming ‘pandemic pods’
Papa Dia -Pandemic pods raise complex issues, and there are valid arguments in support and opposition.CommentaryDenver board kicks school accountability can down a long road
The 6-1 vote masks significant divisions on the board and, more importantly, indefinitely delays the development of any kind of new accountability system parents can use to figure out which schools would work best for their children.
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Listening recommendation: Nice White Parents
The "Nice White Parents" podcast tells truths that will make you cringe.QuickhitsSchoales: DPS board position on pandemic pods “remarkable for arrogance”
Van Schoales, president of education advocacy group A+ Colorado, calls out the Denver school board for its recent letter to the community criticizing parent-organized "pandemic pods" for learning.QuickhitsCPR: Teachers anxious about resuming school
Colorado Public Radio's website has a long story this morning based on a review of school district teacher surveys. Teachers are anxious and in some cases feel as though their input was overlooked, or collected too late.QuickhitsHess: Are teachers unions overplaying their hands?
Amid the muddle messaging around reopening schools, teachers unions across the country are often proving inflexible in their approach, acting more as obstacles than thought partners, Rick Hess argues in a well-reasoned column.
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