Summer break is almost here, but should it be?
Why we don’t extend the school year by five weeks and make those last five weeks lower pressure and more fun for both students and teachers?
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From Ednium: Bringing success back to Westwood, my community
When I left for college, I knew I wanted to do something to help my community and ensure that money stayed in the neighborhood. But what I thought would be a law degree, turned into me running the stucco business with my dad.
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New DPS board members must push for a real, external evaluation of Marrero
This fall’s superintendent evaluation will be a waste of everyone’s time. But it’s not too soon to start searching for a reputable, national organization to conduct a 360 evaluation of Superintendent Alex Marrero.
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Denver innovation zones are an endangered species
While the current board appears marginally more open to innovation than its predecessor, the administration of Superintendent Alex Marrero still seems hostile to the concept, and could continue chipping away at autonomies and funding mechanisms that make a zone viable.
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As Northeast Denver Innovation Zone folds, DPS takes a parting shot
This coming fall, two of the three zone schools, McAuliffe International and McAuliffe Manual Middle School will revert to district-run schools but operate under their individual innovation plans. The third member, Swigert International, is seeking to join the Luminary Learning Network (LLN), the last of the original three DPS innovation zones.
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Racial politics, redistricting, and the Denver school board
We have board members and community members who speak about injustice, but do little to tackle the injustices that exist with our students’ academic achievement. Two things can happen at once without being in conflict; we can fight historic systems of oppression while also holding all leaders – including Black and brown ones – to account.
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Manage like an ostrich: Marrero eliminates principal feedback on his leadership
In years past, school leaders could rate Marrero and other senior leaders on a series of Likert Scale questions. For example: “Overall is an effective leader.” “Is a person whom I trust.” “Models the DPS values.” “Is reflective, open to and grows from feedback.” That opportunity has vanished into thin air.
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Who’s playing ‘oppression olympics’ on the Denver school board?
Tomorrow’s community engagement sessions are opportunities for the community to come together and hold board members accountable for redistricting and also to understand their views on political representation.
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A colorful path less traveled: My journey as a professional creative after DPS
There is this stigma when someone hears the word “artist.” People sigh at a successful future for artists and creatives. There’s an assumption that all artists are starving, and they don’t know where their next paycheck will come from. That their very struggle is why they’re an artist.
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TEN’s new Community School Report tool aims to fill an information gap
Since the Denver school board killed the district’s School Performance Framework in 2019, families have been left without insight into the strength and struggles of schools across the district. Our new tool aims to fill that gap.
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