Somewhere along the line, the Adams 14 board and administration lost sight of their mission, which is providing the children of their district with the best possible public education. Instead, they became fixated on turf battles and maintaining control over where Commerce City children attend school.
Adams 14 receives a richly deserved comeuppance Read More »
With so much attention now focused on the Denver school board, Boardhawk is providing this nuts-and-bolts primer on the board for people who might be new to issues of Denver Public School governance.
The Denver Public Schools board: A primer Read More »
Collectively, board members and the superintendent spent 20 minutes Monday discussing school safety.
DPS board focusing on everything except what matters most right now Read More »
The recent proposal from DPS Superintendent Alex Marrero to revoke the district’s partnership with the Beacon Innovation Zone breaks my heart. It is deeply troubling to me that a leader like Alex Magaña, who is leading on equitable education, is being penalized for all of his hard work.
A Beacon Network alum urges DPS board to preserve the innovation zone Read More »
Many of the 17 mayoral candidates in attendance detailed their personal history as Denver school graduates and parents, asserting that the next city administration needs to be more involved in working with the Denver Public Schools administration and board to enhance after-school programs, high school internship and apprenticeship partnerships with local businesses, and to commit more resources for low-income families and students of color.
At Denver mayoral forum on education, other issues dominate Read More »
DPS attorney Andrew Ringel goes far beyond Pryor to argue that Kane is interfering with the district’s independent oversight of schools and threatens school safety by usurping the district’s rules for school visitors and volunteers and encouraging others to harass district employees.
Citing safety, DPS appeals court order lifting Brandon Pryor ban Read More »
State Board of Education member Lisa Escárcega reflects on the fraught process involved in getting new state social studies standards adopted.
Protecting and promoting a multifaceted view of social studies in Colorado schools Read More »
