Pat Donovan has been a leading Denver public-education advocate for many years. He led the advocacy and funding organization RootED, held a top leadership position at its successor, Denver Families for Public Schools. He heads the board of Rocky Mountain Prep, one of Denver’s largest, homegrown charter school networks. He’s also a board member at the Colorado League of Charter Schools.
Donovan has a long perspective on a variety of trends in Denver Public Schools, including how well the district is preparing students for life after high school and the narrowing of school choice. We invited Pat on for a wide-ranging discussion on these and other DPS-related topics.
Show notes
You can visit the data-rich, easily navigated Denver Education Explorer here.
You can read Alan Gottlieb’s commentary on the Luminary Learning Network (mentioned in this episode) here, and listen to Bailey Holyfield of LLN on the podcast here.
