From Dr. Aaron Massey: Every new generation of teachers goes through extraordinary circumstances that are unique in their own respects yet no less extraordinary in magnitude and impact.
New teachers and vets: To make progress, we need uncomfortable, productive conversations Read More »
When a system doesn’t work, there will always be results that are completely avoidable but inevitable because that’s what happens in broken systems.
School closure is the byproduct. Trust is the root problem Read More »
New data has again shown that charter school students are receiving quality opportunities. The Colorado Department of Education recently released its School Performance Framework (SPF) results for 2023-24, providing another fundamental lesson that charter schools are getting it right. Last year, the CREDO report from Stanford University showed that charter students are getting significantly more
CDE reports charter students continue raising the bar Read More »
Women as default parents, and the gender imbalance of women being over-represented in school engagement activities are indicative of a larger systemic failure in how we view the role of men and women in education, child care, and parenting. This isn’t simply a PTO issue.
Dudes in Education: A targeted approach to getting men more involved in schools Read More »
This new Colorado bill is needed because no federal law currently exists outlawing the practice across the country. Data from public schools telling the truth about seclusion is nonexistent, because most schools have not had to report on or conduct research about the practices and outcomes of using it.
Seclusion must be banned by all school districts in Colorado Read More »
EDUCATE Denver, a diverse group of civic leaders, developed more than 25 goals for DPS that the group will track monthly, to measure progress with a focus on raising achievement for students of color, special education students, and those from low-income families.
Reform group will report monthly on DPS key issue progress Read More »
Many undocumented students face this reality every day. At every step the walls of bureaucracy are higher and wider than anything we could have imagined.
Invisibly in plain sight: My undocumented experience in Denver Public Schools Read More »
For a district seemingly obsessed with power and control at the higher echelons, the safety plan is rather vague. There are no timelines for implementation or completion, no specific tasks to key leaders, no cadence of progress updates, no rollout timeline, no KPIs, no specifics on budgeting, and much of the language directs decision-making to principals.
What happened to safety in DPS? Read More »
Moonshot aims to solve several interconnected problems. We address the achievement gap for students of color, which we believe is driven by the lack of diversity in leadership and the type of learning environments learners can access. Although 75% of students in Denver are students of color, 71% of the teaching force and 60% of school leaders are white.
Moonshot edVentures: Disrupting the status quo and transforming education Read More »
I frankly am more worried about the state of public education than I was when I made the leap 15 years ago. But I still have hope for public education. Much of that hope lives through resilient students and committed teachers.
