With less than a week before ballots go to voters, sharp differences emerged Wednesday night in the competition for three Denver school board seats as challengers offered more specifics beyond the need for new leadership.
Lively debate highlights key DPS board candidate differences Read More »
Denver school board member Scott Baldermann, running for reelection in southeast Denver, favors taking away much of schools’ autonomy over how they spend their money and giving that responsibility back to the central office.
Does Student-Based Budgeting promote equity? Baldermann says no Read More »
Resign DPS Board’s primary survey takeaway is the following: The incumbents who seek to remain in office and the Denver community are further apart than ever in what they want from DPS. Community members across Denver want DPS to focus on two things: Ensuring our staff and students are safe and improving academic outcomes for all students.
Survey shows DPS board incumbents, community far apart on top priorities Read More »
I was deeply disappointed to learn that a time limit had been set for the DPS community to speak up because I knew that would limit me as a working mother from giving my perspective as a Hispanic/Latina/Mexican constituent.
In 20 pages of glossy spin, it seems as if the district is trying to convince us that DPS is a combination of Lake Wobegon and Barbie Land. Every day is perfect, the sun always shines, and all the children are, if not quite above average, trending in that direction.
Misleading DPS spin does a disservice to the public Read More »
To ensure our democracy flourishes and captures the aspirations of all its citizens, we advocate an audacious yet informed step: Allow our 16 and 17-year-olds to cast their votes in Denver Public Schools elections.
An audacious idea: Allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in DPS board elections Read More »
It is sadly predictable that in the same week a bipartisan poll of likely voters showed widespread disaffection with the Denver school board, that same board decided to severely curtail the public’s one monthly opportunity to provide it with in-person feedback.
Unpopular DPS board further walls itself off from the public Read More »
As the Denver Public Schools Board of Education election campaign season ramps up post-Labor Day, Boardhawk offers this summary of the three races now underway.
[UPDATED] Crowded candidate field seeking three DPS board seats Read More »
A request by Denver School Board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson to suspend a policy prohibiting board members from being employed by the district was pulled late Thursday after Anderson decided to wait until his term ends to seek DPS employment.
Repeatedly using deliberately inflammatory language (incarceration room instead of de-escalation room, for example) and premeditated outrage, Denver school board Vice-president Auon’taiAnderson and his willing accomplices are destroying a man’s reputation long before all the facts are in and any investigation completed.
It’s irresponsible for public officials to lead a rush to judgment Read More »
