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 »
In 20 pages of glossy spin, it seems as if the district is trying to convince us that DPS is a combination of Lake Wobegon and Barbie Land. Every day is perfect, the sun always shines, and all the children are, if not quite above average, trending in that direction.
Misleading DPS spin does a disservice to the public Read More »
It is sadly predictable that in the same week a bipartisan poll of likely voters showed widespread disaffection with the Denver school board, that same board decided to severely curtail the public’s one monthly opportunity to provide it with in-person feedback.
Unpopular DPS board further walls itself off from the public Read More »
Anyone who says they are a strong proponent of both neighborhood schools and integrated schools in a segregated city is either fooling themselves or trying to fool you.
DPS segregation study surfaces tough truths, vexing questions Read More »
Repeatedly using deliberately inflammatory language (incarceration room instead of de-escalation room, for example) and premeditated outrage, Denver school board Vice-president Auon’taiAnderson and his willing accomplices are destroying a man’s reputation long before all the facts are in and any investigation completed.
It’s irresponsible for public officials to lead a rush to judgment Read More »
