The board debate before the vote revealed deep fissures among members, who, in the wake of last November’s election, appeared to represent a unified progressive coalition.
Divided, embittered Denver board approves innovation school curbs Read More »
The current attempt by the board to limit the strategic plans of innovation schools is built on a fundamentally flawed argument because it assumes that the innovation schools are the problem.
Two principals explain why the fight for Denver innovation schools matters Read More »
It is clear to us that the so-called executive limitations on “Standard Teacher Rights and Protections” represent a solution in search of a nonexistent problem. The Denver Board of Education would be wise to turn its attention instead to the profound challenges facing the district as we cope with the fallout from two-plus years of disrupted learning.
Denver innovation school parents to board: Don’t create solution in search of a problem Read More »
Stripping some autonomy from Denver’s 52 innovation schools would be an illegal move by the Board of Education, a former state senator asserts in a letter sent to the board.
Ex-state senator says curtailing innovation school waivers would be illegal Read More »
A proposal led by two Denver school board members to curtail some of the autonomies bestowed on the district’s 52 innovation schools by state law is likely to be modified and perhaps delayed after a tense debate during a day-long meeting Thursday.
Amid dissent, innovation changes could be modified by Denver school board Read More »
What Rocky Mountain Prep has done for my family over the years just goes to show how a small school community can be responsive in ways larger schools or districts can’t be.
Rocky Mountain Prep goes above and beyond to serve my son Read More »
Two years ago I never would have imagined I’d be playing a role in bringing an outstanding school to my community in Commerce City.
Parent perspective: Let’s give more kids access to great schools Read More »
From a Colorado League of Charter Schools press release: Colorado continues to have the nation’s second-best public charter school laws, according to a ranking released by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) in its annual report, “Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Charter Public School Laws.” It is the fifth
Colorado charter school law remains nation’s second best Read More »
“The story that you’ll see in my professional arc, is working to ensure that as many kids as possible, especially those who come from a background similar to mine and face similar challenges, have access to high quality education, regardless of what they look like, how much money their parents have, or what zip code they they live in.”
Meet Clarence Burton Jr, CEO of Denver Families for Public Schools Read More »
There has never been a more important time than now to re-evaluate our approach to education. We owe it to our children and families to embrace systemic change, not just incrementalism.
As student learning plummets, charter schools offer a path back to success Read More »
