Denver charter schools educate 21,000 students, more than 20 percent of the district’s total enrollment.
Denver charter leaders ask to play a role in superintendent search process Read More »
In an effort to alleviate the disruption and rising tide of food insecurity brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Colorado Food Cluster (CFC), a group of community organizations, is joining forces to deliver “Enrich-Kits” which include 7 days worth of free, nutritious meals every week to thousands of students.
New program delivers nutritious meals to Denver kids Read More »
A quick video message from Vernon Jones on what kids are saying about remote learning.
Vernon Jones: Listen to the kids on remote learning Read More »
Two interviews, two perspectives on the Denver school board and Susana Cordova’s departure.
Dueling perspectives on Cordova, board via Brother Jeff Read More »
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.
State Board of Education slams, overrules DPS on DSST Noel high school Read More »
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.
Senior leadership exodus continues at DPS Read More »
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.
UPDATED: Groups urge board to focus on community, not politics in superintendent search Read More »
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.
Susana Cordova leaving Denver; reaction pours in Read More »
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.”
DPS board unanimously passes “Know Justice, Know Peace” curriculum redesign Read More »
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.
Board resolution delays Noel high school until 2022; DSST objects Read More »
