I fear that as long as board members with Esserman’s outlook continue to drive the agenda in urban schools, student success that reaches across all demographic groups will remain elusive. It’s hard to fix what you refuse to measure.
Gutting accountability hides the truth, doesn’t improve learning Read More »
More than 2,200 new students have arrived since the start of the school year. DPS has been planning for slow, steady enrollment declines for the foreseeable future, and this throws planning into disarray. There’s no way to know how long the influx will continue, how many of the new arrivals will stay, or for how long.
DPS deserves kudos for handling of migrant student influx Read More »
As we begin a new year, I am pleased to announce two new op-ed columnists, Alexis Menocal Harrigan and Aaron Massey, each of whom will be contributing monthly to Boardhawk.
Introducing two new, monthly Boardhawk columnists Read More »
Last Thursday’s unfortunate action by the holdover board members delays the return of meaningful accountability to the leadership of DPS. And, as usual, it is the city’s children who will pay the price.
DPS board’s old guard pushes through weak superintendent evaluation measures Read More »
While it’s not unusual for newly elected officials to want to make a mark, in this case doing so is essential to begin restoring confidence in a school district that has lost the trust of its community.
A breath of fresh air: Here are some quick wins for new Denver school board Read More »
It has been a rough two years for DPS, led by an inept and dysfunctional school board that could not get out of its own way. The three new members who will be joining the board later this month – Kimberlee Sia, Marlene De La Rosa, and John Youngquist – bring a wealth of relevant experience and steady hands to a thankless job.
After Tuesday, there’s cause for optimism about DPS’s future Read More »
We will be liveblogging election results and reactions here, providing results and reactions as soon as the polls close and the first results are posted just after 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Boardhawk will liveblog election night here Read More »
These two evaluations are starkly different for an obvious reason: The majority of the 2020 board was eager to nudge Cordova out the door. The current board seems desperate to hang onto Marrero, twice bestowing raises and contract extensions upon him for no apparent reason.
Contrasting Marrero, Cordova evaluations tell quite a story Read More »
A school board and administration that decides to limit public comment sessions to two hours, that withholds public records, that holds illegal secret meetings, that denies legitimate researchers data because they suspect bias, has become so insular and defensive that it has lost its grip on reality, not to mention the public’s trust.
Trust issues cut both ways in Denver Public Schools Read More »
Denver school board member Scott Baldermann, running for reelection in southeast Denver, favors taking away much of schools’ autonomy over how they spend their money and giving that responsibility back to the central office.
Does Student-Based Budgeting promote equity? Baldermann says no Read More »
