Author: Melanie Asmar Chalkbeat Colorado
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Colorado task force tackles aggressive and violent student behavior toward teachers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It was Halloween, and school social worker Tricia Van Horssen was dressed as Anger, the cartoon character from “Inside Out,” when she was assaulted by one of her students. The costume, she said, was ironic because she loves her job at a high school in…
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Secure vestibule at Denver’s East High criticized as ‘illusion of safety’ has been put on hold
Opponents said Denver Public Schools did not get enough community input on the plan
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Trump administration: Judge should reject Denver Public Schools’ attempt to stop ICE raids at ‘sensitive locations’
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A judge should reject Denver Public Schools’ attempt to block immigration enforcement actions at schools because the district can’t show that it’s happened anywhere or that the prospect of enforcement has caused sufficient harm, the Trump administration argued in a motion filed by attorneys for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Denver Public Schools had…
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School closures: Denver board considering amending policy to add a pause
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The Denver Public Schools board is considering pausing any future school closures until closures that are underway are executed and plans for vacant buildings are finalized. The proposal comes three months after the board voted in November to close or partially close 10 schools with low enrollment at the end of this school year. More…
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Enrollment in Denver Public Schools is up for the second year, but school closures still planned
Enrollment in Denver Public Schools is up for the second year in a row, reversing a years-long trend of declining student counts in Colorado’s largest school district. But Superintendent Alex Marrero said the boost isn’t enough to stop plans to close some schools with low enrollment. A preliminary count showed 85,313 students were enrolled in…
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Rent-free housing: Denver real estate firm donates apartments to 10 early-career teachers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ten early-career Denver classroom teachers will get free rent for a year in a new upscale apartment building in the northwest part of the city — a novel, if incremental, approach to the problem of rising housing costs making it difficult for teachers to live…
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Denver mayor, schools superintendent announce youth summer programs meant to help curb gun violence
Denver mayor, schools superintendent announce youth summer programs meant to help curb gun violence. The city of Denver is aiming to connect 1,000 more teenagers with jobs this summer, help families find summer camps, and fund pop-up events like BBQs and basketball tournaments in some neighborhoods, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced last week. The efforts…
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Group’s new ‘Mile High School Guide’ serves as data dashboard for Denver schools
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It’s been three and a half years since a committee recommended that Denver Public Schools develop a dashboard of data about its schools. The district has not done so — but an advocacy organization launched its own dashboard this week. The Mile High School Guide allows families to look up information about all 197 of…
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Denver school board paid Auon’tai Anderson $3,500 settlement
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver school board paid board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson a $3,500 settlement in March, according to school district records. Anderson said the payment represents reimbursement for legal expenses he incurred during a 2021 sexual misconduct investigation, in which the most serious allegations were not…
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Denver schools release students early with ‘heat days’
Students have been back in Denver Public Schools for just two days, but already several schools are curtailing their hours due to high outdoor temperatures and no air conditioning. At least 14 schools released students early Tuesday as temperatures soared into the high 90s for the second day in a row. Denver hit 99 degrees…