Tag: schools
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LETTERS: Explain the decision; Proposition NN
Explain the decision Academy District 20 asked community members to apply for a vacant Board seat. What followed looked less like a serious evaluation than a predetermined sorting exercise. There was no public discussion of applicants, no comparison of qualifications and no disclosed criteria or scoring. Board members simply arrived with their preferred candidates. The…
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LETTERS: Students, families deserve better; plant better seeds
Students, families deserve better The controversy in District 11 shouldn’t be over teacher Stacy Adair’s T-shirt, worn on a day when no students were present. The controversy should be over the school administration’s actions and the school board’s failure to take responsibility. An adult wearing a shirt stating a biological truth is not a threat…
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Colorado kids’ health, education challenges persist, report shows
Despite having one of the country’s highest median incomes, Colorado families are struggling to afford essentials like food, housing, health care and child care. That’s according to the Colorado Children’s Campaign, which released its annual Kids Count report recently. It provides an overview of how the state’s infants, children and teens are faring compared to…
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PERSPECTIVE: Fostering Colorado’s future scientists
Damian, one of my eighth-graders, left me a note on our digital bulletin board: “Science is my favorite class every year!” His classmate Amelia replied with “Me 2!!!” Damian is sure he’s headed for a career in computer science; Amelia dreams of being a doctor. These two eighth-graders and their peers deserve a place to…
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Rescuers run oxygen to survivors in Indonesia school building collapse that buried dozens
Rescuers ran oxygen and water to students trapped in the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia, as they desperately worked to free survivors
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At least 65 students are presumed buried under the rubble of an Islamic school building that collapsed in Indonesia
SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — At least 65 students are presumed buried under the rubble of an Islamic school building that collapsed in Indonesia.
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GUEST OPINION: D11 empowers student achievement — union politics punish students
In District 11, we’ve been working tirelessly to put students first, support teachers, and rebuild trust in public education. Over the past year, our Board and superintendent have made historic investments in classrooms, raised teacher pay to among the highest in the region, and led the state in student-focused reforms. We trimmed $6.5 million from…
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DPS’ celebration doesn’t match the data
Denver Public Schools is seeing green — literally. As Superintendent Alex Marrero hailed the district’s new “accredited (green)” rating as “a significant milestone” last week, he asked teachers to wear green and even changed the district’s website’s color scheme to match. But there are lies, damned lies and statistics. And nobody has this down better…
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Denver Public Schools quietly racks up off-the-books debt
Attorney Lisi Owen is representing Owen is representing a group called Mamás de DPS in a lawsuit.
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Reverberations felt through communities as Denver Public Schools’ board proposes school closures
The Denver Public Schools Board of Education recently announced a proposal to close seven area schools due to declining enrollment, among other reasons.