The Denver school board’s decision to reopen two comprehensive high schools that struggled in the past is popular with some people, and baffling to others.
Reopening West and Montbello high schools draws mixed reactions Read More »
Overall, more than traditionally-schooled children, Black homeschooled students experience physical and emotional safety, score higher on math and literacy assessments, and are able to adjust to a variety of social situations.
Can homeschooling liberate learning for families of color? Read More »
One Colorado charter network has kept its doors open for in-person learning all the way through the COVID-19 pandemic, and in that time, no student, faculty or staff member has transmitted the virus to another person. The secret? There is none.
How one public charter school network has stayed open for in-person learning Read More »
Nearly one in six families have pulled their student out of DPS because of dissatisfaction with the remote learning environment, a new survey shows.
Survey finds DPS exodus driven by remote learning woes Read More »
Students of color in Denver Public Schools choose fully remote learning at twice the rate of white students, raising questions about whether the pandemic will widen already large opportunity gaps.
As DPS transitions back to in-person school, 40% of students of color attend remotely Read More »
Alece Montez, DPS’ Associate Chief for Family and Community Engagement, discusses how the district will use new tools during the superintendent search to improve the district’s spotty record on engaging the community in important decisions.
DPS engagement leader discusses community involvement in super search 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 »
The Denver school board approved a resolution Thursday evening allowing DSST’s Noel High School to open next summer, a move forced on the reluctant body last month by the State Board of Education.
DPS board approves 2021 opening for DSST Noel high school Read More »
“A public engagement process must be designed by a diverse community group, including representatives from the Latino community, that gives credence to all DPS stakeholders that it will be open and transparent.”
Latino leaders ask board for seat at table, for kids’ sake 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 »
