Tag: Dps
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Auon’tai Anderson sits down with the Denver Gazette
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Former Vice President of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education, Auon’tai Anderson, took time to sit down with The Denver Gazette to reflect on his tenure in DPS and his future. Anderson is running for the Colorado House of Representatives 8th District seat, formerly held by Leslie Herod.
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Paul Ballenger drops out of Denver school board race, endorses John Youngquist
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A candidate for the Denver Public School’s at-large seat dropped out of the race on Friday, saying his campaign fell short of gaining the necessary financial resources and support to reach the finish line. In a news release, security consultant Paul Ballenger said he ended…
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Contains strong language: DPS Board of Education Vice President Auon’tai Anderson talks about accepting “troubled kids”
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DPS Board of Education Vice President Auon’tai Anderson maintains the district should welcome “troubled kids” in a newly-released video. The DPS board had met a day after a student shot two school administrators at East High.
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Footage from tense DPS Board meeting following shooting released
Following a string of violent incidents in Denver Public Schools, the Board of Education held a closed-door executive session to discuss the reinstatement of school resource officers and other topics while tensions flared. In this video DPS Vice President Auon’tai Anderson and Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero argue over Marrero’s release of a letter.
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Denverites call on Mayor-elect Johnston to strengthen city partnership with public schools
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With Denver set to change leadership in the coming days, some residents are asking the city government to step up its involvement in public education. Dozens of Denverites met Wednesday evening to discuss local education and the future of the city’s partnership with Denver Public Schools. This was the latest of Mayor-elect Mike Johnston’s 28…
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Denver Public Schools safety plan includes mental health emphasis, training
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Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero released the final draft of the district’s comprehensive safety plan Friday. The plan is chock-full of acronyms and education buzz words, but short on goal-oriented details. “This was never going to be addressed on the granule level,” Marrero told The Denver Gazette Friday. In the aftermath of a shooting…
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Chris Anthony with McGlone Academy fifth-graders at Snobahn
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Chris Anthony met up with McGlone Academy fifth-graders at the Snobahn Indoor Ski and Snowboard facility in Centennial May 23 for a skiing field trip before the end of the school year
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Blues legend, Otis Taylor, receives honorary diploma 57 years after expulsion for long hair
In 1966 two months before his graduation from Manual High School, blues legend Otis Taylor told school administrators he would not comply with school policy mandating short hair for male students, so he was expelled. After a friend noticed Taylor’s photo in a notable grads display, Taylor began to tell people that he had in…
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Whiteout: Denver Public School kids ski day at Loveland, looks like snow until May
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Going skiing with a former ski racer like Chris Anthony is always a treat. Twenty-five fifth graders from the Center for Talent Development at Greenlee Elementary skied with Chris Anthony at Loveland Ski Area last Thursday; a field trip sponsored by the Chris Anthony Youth Initiative Project. The Colorado Snowsports Hall of Famer spent the…