Dueling perspectives on Cordova, board via Brother Jeff
Two interviews, two perspectives on the Denver school board and Susana Cordova’s departure.
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State Board of Education slams, overrules DPS on DSST Noel high school
In an emphatic rebuke to the Denver Public Schools board, the Colorado State Board of Education Thursday ordered DPS to reconsider its decision to delay the opening of DSST Noel High School until 2022.
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Senior leadership exodus continues at DPS
Five days after Superintendent Susana Cordova announced her resignation from Denver Public Schools, two members of her senior leadership team are following her out the door.
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UPDATED: Groups urge board to focus on community, not politics in superintendent search
Speakers at a Sunday press conference paid tribute to Susana Cordova’s compassion, her focus on community concerns, and her deep roots in the city and the district. They said Cordova fell victim to politics and wasn’t given a fair shot by at least some members of the school board.
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Susana Cordova leaving Denver; reaction pours in
Denver Public Schools Superintendent Susana Cordova is leaving to take a deputy superintendent position in Dallas. Her short (less than two years) tenure was marked by a ‘flipped’ board that constrained her authority, and a global pandemic that posed unprecedented challenges.
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DPS board unanimously passes “Know Justice, Know Peace” curriculum redesign
Read a thorough Colorado Sun story on the Denver school board’s unanimous vote last night to adopt a curriculum redesign that “weaves the narratives and knowledge of Black, indigenous, Latino and other communities of color into every part of the district’s curriculum.”
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Board resolution delays Noel high school until 2022; DSST objects
The Denver school board will vote tonight to delay the opening of the DSST Noel High School for a year, potentially leaving 161 eighth-graders without a high school they had been expecting.
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Parents muzzled at State Board of Education
Read the testimony from parents about pandemic-related education woes that staff wouldn’t let the State Board of Education hear this week.
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The students left behind by remote learning
A long, balanced article from Pro Publica and The New Yorker illustrates how the pandemic is hurting Black and Hispanic students far more than whites.
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From A+ Colorado: As October count starts, how many students are disengaged?
The annual October count, which helps determine state funding of school districts, is a good time to take stock of how engaged or disengaged kids are in learning during the pandemic.
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