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Boardhawk Podcast episode 15: Featuring Timiya Jackson, Denver school board candidate District 4 (Northeast Denver)

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In this podcast episode, Denver school board candidate Timiya Jackson (District 4 — northeast Denver) discusses with hosts Alexis Menocal Harrigan and Alan Gottlieb the need for greater transparency in Denver Public Schools, the distressing state of learning among the district’s neediest students, and why she views herself as uniquely positioned to serve the residents of District 4.

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Boardhawk Podcast episode 14: Featuring Dr. DJ Torres, Denver school board candidate

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In this podcast episode, central Denver (District 3) school board candidate Dr. DJ Torres discusses with hosts Alexis Menocal Harrigan and Alan Gottlieb his views on policy governance, school safety, the state of student learning, and why he does not plan to take money from “education reformers.”

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Boardhawk Podcast episode 13: Veteran educator, DPS board candidate Alex Magaña lays out his vision for the district

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Denver school board at-large candidate Alex Magaña is a veteran DPS educator. He is neither an “education reformer” nor a “defender of the status quo.” His many years of experience in schools give him a more nuanced view of the current state of pubic education, as his words on this podcast make clear.

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Large parent survey reveals dissatisfaction with schools, but reluctance to move kids

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On whether they were happy with the quality of their schools, only 40% of Colorado parents said they were; nationally it was 45%. Again, attitudes differed by income status: 35% low-income parents were satisfied with their school; 42% of middle- and high-income parents felt the same.

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DPS board, leaders’ rush to judgment sparks federal lawsuit

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Kristen Fry, who brought the suit, was accused in August 2023 of using a racial slur and of assault against a Black community activist and political consultant, Hashim Coates, that led to a rush to judgment by the school board to cast Fry as racist. She was later exonerated by a video of the incident that DPS withheld until subpoenaed by her attorneys.

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