Entering 2021, Boardhawk is doubling down on its commitment to community-focused commentary and reporting on public education n Colorado, with a particular focus on Denver Public Schools. We’ve hired a community reporter and have assembled a powerhouse advisory board.
Boardhawk adds reporter, advisory board Read More »
Denver charter and innovation zone schools actually gained enrollment this school year as district-run schools lost students.
Analysis: Amid pandemic, charters, innovation zone schools gained students Read More »
Anyone who has been around the district for a number of years knows that DPS’ history of failed community engagement efforts is long and unfortunate. Let’s hope that is about to change.
In superintendent search, what is community engagement? Read More »
The selection of Dwight Jones as interim superintendent shows that the Denver school board decided, at least this once, to favor competence and experience over ideology.
Dwight Jones as interim superintendent: Competence trumps ideology Read More »
As former Denver Mayor Federico Peña and current Mayor Michael Hancock release a statement critical of the school board’s handling of Superintendent Susana Cordova, will the board learn its lesson and alter future behavior?
UPDATED: As pressure mounts on DPS board, will members pivot? Read More »
Fourteen women who served on the Denver Board of Education between the 1970s and 2019 have written an open letter excoriating the current school board for treating outgoing Superintendent Susana Cordova so badly that she saw no option but to leave the district where she has worked her entire professional career.
14 female ex-board members blast DPS board for treatment of Cordova Read More »
“Susana has demonstrated the qualities that have earned her distinction throughout her career: extraordinary intelligence, educational expertise, personal integrity, diplomacy and listening skills, and a passion for collaboration encompassing educators, students, families and community,” Rodriguez wrote.
Former school board member Rosemary Rodriguez lauds Susana Cordova Read More »
The Denver school board’s focus on Black excellence is important, but looks two-faced when board members are ignoring the Black excellence at a Far Northeast Denver charter school.
DPS board champions Black excellence, except in charter schools Read More »
Let’s cut to the chase: The likely refusal to allow a new DSST high school to open next year is all about the adults.
If DPS board rejects DSST high school, it’s pure adult politics Read More »
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.
UPDATED: DSST Noel vote: Will data prevail? Read More »
