Tag: Charmaine Lindsay
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2023 Denver school board election cost $2.2 million
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The cost of the 2023 Denver school board election? $2.2 million Candidates and outside groups spent $2.2 million in November’s Denver school board election, according to final campaign finance reports. That total surpasses spending in the last board election in 2021 and nearly ties the…
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Three new directors poised to join Denver public schools board of education
Three new board members supported by a pro-charter school group that hopes to alter the direction of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education, which has been marred by personality conflicts, will be sworn in on Tuesday. The local teachers’ union — credited with flipping the board in 2019 that shifted the balance of power…
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Denver school board race attracts crowded field
Nine candidates — including two directors seeking re-election — are vying for a seat on the Denver Public Schools Board of Education this November. The candidate field includes at least three former teachers and a principal, a security expert, a business owner and a long-time district volunteer. With three of seven seats on the ballot…
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Kwame Spearman promises higher teacher wages, housing in campaign for Denver Public Schools board
Former Tattered Cover CEO Kwame Spearman Wednesday unveiled a plan he said would help the Denver Public Schools retain teachers — which the school board candidate calls the biggest threat to the city’s educational future. Dubbing his plan the “5280 Plan,” Spearman — who is among the candidates running for the district’s at-large seat —…
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Open DPS at-large seat held by Anderson attracts three candidates
A former East High School principal is the latest to jump into the Denver Public Schools Board of Education race. John Youngquist has joined an increasingly crowded field to replace the at-large seat held by Board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson. Last month, Anderson announced he was dropping out of the race to run for Colorado…
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DPS school board pushes back on school closures
Denver Public Schools board members were highly critical last week as district administrators presented details of their proposal to close 10 schools at the end of this school year and how they might implement the plan if the board approved it. Some board members said that the decision felt like a done deal to the…
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After spirited debate, Charmaine Lindsay appointed to Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education appointed Charmaine Lindsay to serve as the District 5 representative on Thursday night during its monthly meeting. Lindsay was appointed to the board following 4-2 vote in which President Xóchitl Gaytàn and Director Scott Baldermann were opposed, favoring candidate…
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5 candidates seek Denver school board seat
Denver Public Schools on Thursday released the names of five candidates who applied for an open seat on the school board. The candidates who applied for the seat are: Adeel Khan, principal and founding school director at DSST: Conservatory Green High School Charmaine Lindsay, who has practiced family law for over 15 years David Diaz,…