Author: Melanie Asmar Chalkbeat Colorado
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Denver superintendent recommends closing 10 schools
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Eight Denver elementary schools, one K-8 school, and one middle school could close at the end of this school year if the school board follows recommendations Superintendent Alex Marrero announced Tuesday. The 10 schools would consolidate with other schools in the district. All 10 of the schools are district-run schools. The school board will hear…
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More than 30 Denver schools declare “heat days”
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Record-breaking heat in Colorado this week has prompted public schools without air conditioning to close or announce plans to send students home early. More than 30 Denver schools are calling “heat days,” according to a district press release. Most schools are releasing students early Wednesday…
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Superintendent Marrero offering new strategic plan for Denver Public Schools
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A year into his tenure, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero is rolling out a new strategic plan to guide Colorado’s largest school district. The plan, which Marrero calls a road map, focuses on three broad goals: improving the student experience, improving the adult experience…
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Aurora Public Schools grapples with ‘growing crisis’ of youth gun violence
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When classes resume Monday in Aurora Public Schools, psychologist Brittany Greiert won’t be at the elementary and middle school where she normally works. Instead, she’ll be at Hinkley High School, where three teens were shot and injured in the parking lot Friday. She and the…
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Denver’s elementary enrollment is falling. Could school consolidation be next?
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the past six years, Denver Public Schools has lost about 5,000 elementary-aged students, district data shows. That’s the equivalent of 16 schools’ worth of kids. The decline has hit the western and north-central regions…
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Denver school board declines to expand autonomous innovation zones — for now
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Denver schools will not be allowed to join innovation zones — at least not right now — after the school board denied their applications to enter agreements that would afford them more autonomy and…
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Denver teachers union elects lead strike negotiator as president
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver teachers union members have elected a new president, their second in the two years since the union went on strike for higher wages and a different pay structure. Rob Gould served as the union’s…
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New Colorado school guidelines could mean fewer quarantines, more in-person learning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New Colorado state guidance could mean fewer teachers have to quarantine at home after a positive case of COVID-19 at their school, allowing more classrooms to stay open. The guidance, released Wednesday, comes after district superintendents advocated for increased flexibility on who to send home when students…
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New Colorado school guidelines could mean fewer quarantines, more in-person learning
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New Colorado state guidance could mean fewer teachers have to quarantine at home after a positive case of COVID-19 at their school, allowing more classrooms to stay open. The guidance, released Wednesday, comes after district superintendents advocated for increased flexibility on who to send home when students…
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State education board overturns Denver’s decision on DSST Noel charter school
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In a win for the DSST charter school network, the Colorado State Board of Education Thursday overturned a Denver school board decision to delay the opening of a new DSST high school. The state board’s…