“I don’t believe schools are just places for learning. They’re safe havens for many students who need a break from toxic households or just serve as a place where they can be themselves. A supportive community within a school can make all the difference.”
SHIFT Chronicles: What makes a quality school? Read More »
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.
Large parent survey reveals dissatisfaction with schools, but reluctance to move kids Read More »
One of our big initiatives was aligning as a network on key culture systems. We did a lot of work to reset our culture systems and raise the bar across the school. When you raise the bar for students, they will rise to meet it.
Improving academic outcomes: Access to grade-level material is equity work 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 »
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.
TEN’s new Community School Report tool aims to fill an information gap Read More »
While the district is trying to frame the firing as the removal of a principal who violated federal privacy law and meted out discipline disproportionately to kids of color, that sounds like putting a politically palatable veneer over a load of BS.
Kurt Dennis firing shows DPS is rotting from the top down Read More »
In the same week he won a key procedural victory over the Adams 14 School District, University Prep CEO David Singer was recognized with a 2023 “Changemaker Award” from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
University Prep’s David Singer wins national honor Read More »
Monday’s Denver school board meeting offered an almost perfect microcosm of the board’s operational ineptitude over the past 16 months: struggling to get out of its own way, and then making terrible decisions when it finally does.
[UPDATED] After setting squabble aside, DPS board makes a terrible decision Read More »
Why does DPS want to put an end to an organization that is showing promise? Power and control seem to be the answer.
DPS power grab to dismantle the Beacon innovation zone is unwarranted Read More »
How two DSST literacy specialists are helping their middle school students regain reading proficiency after the disruptions of Covid.
Post-Covid, DSST teachers chart long journey back to reading proficiency Read More »
