In this episode of the Boardhawk podcast, hosts Alexis Menocal Harrigan and Alan Gottlieb have an in-depth discussion on 2025 state test score results for Denver with educational consult and data expert Maya Lagana. While there are some sings of post-pandemic improvement, the data show that low-income students of color in Denver Public Schools continue to struggle academically, and achievement gaps have widened substantially since CMAS’ first year, 2017.
Gottlieb poses the provocative question after 30 years reporting on DPS: Yes, there are individual bright spots, like McAuliffe International School and DSST Public Schools. But is urban public education writ large even fixable? Listen to this lively conversation and let us know what you think.
You can view Lagana’s data analysis here. And a live, virtual discussion on CMAS results will be hosted by Educate Denver on Monday, September 8 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. You can join the meeting through this link.
