Tag: Education
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Marrero’s gamesmanship an insult to DPS board, public | Jimmy Sengenberger
Leave it to Denver Public Schools’ superintendent to apply for top jobs in two of the nation’s largest school districts, fail yet again, then declare himself “unapologetically committed” to the students he tried to leave — while engineering a paid exit from DPS. Superintendent Alex Marrero’s face is covered in egg. On Wednesday, Miami-Dade Schools…
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Cherry Creek School District paid law firm $114K, including $40K for political consultant, over superintendent allegations
The Cherry Creek School District paid $114,000 to hire outside counsel to provide the Board of Education with legal advice as it navigated the allegations that were swirling around the former superintendent. Fisher Phillips invoices obtained through a Colorado Open Records Act request show the district paid $114,191.50 from March through June. Roughly a third…
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DPS Superintendent Alex Marrero misses cut for Miami-Dade job
Denver Public Schools (DPS) Superintendent Alex Marrero did not make the short list of candidates vying for the top job with the Miami-Dade County Public School District. The Miami-Dade school board narrowed the field from 21 applicants to six semifinalists. The list includes two Miami-Dade administrators and four other education leaders from Florida, Texas and…
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NEA elects Princess Moss as next president | CLASSNOTES
The nation’s largest teachers union elected Princess Moss as its next president during the National Education Association’s (NEA) annual meeting in Denver. Moss will replace Becky Pringle, who is leaving after reaching the union’s two-term limit. The NEA is the largest teacher union in the United States with about 3 million members. Moss, 65, handily…
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Civil rights law firm sues DPS over race-based redistricting
A civil rights law firm based out of Virginia has filed a lawsuit against Denver Public Schools, alleging Colorado’s largest school district redrew its five district seats with an “illegal racial intent” that violates the Fifteenth Amendment. Filed in U.S. District Court by the Public Interest Legal Foundation, the lawsuit seeks declaratory and injunctive relief…
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Cherry Creek spent $65K on investigation, but invoices remain secret, records show
After previously refusing to disclose the cost associated with the investigation into the former superintendent and his wife, the former human resources chief, Cherry Creek School District officials partially released records showing the cost to taxpayers: $65,054.85. The Denver Gazette obtained “invoice cover sheets” through a June 12 Colorado Open Records Act request seeking —…
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NEA to elect next president as candidate faces lawsuit over union dues
The nation’s largest teachers union will elect its next president this week in Denver, as one of the candidates seeking the organization’s top post faces a lawsuit alleging he directed more than $40 million in union dues to groups supporting his failed campaign for New Jersey governor. The National Education Association expects about 7,000 educators…
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Trump administration warns Jeffco Public Schools it will lose federal funding over transgender issue
The U.S. Department of Education on Friday warned Jeffco Public Schools it has 10 days to correct alleged Title IX violations over the Colorado district’s transgender policy or lose federal funding. The Notice of Impending Action is the latest development in an ongoing saga between the district and the federal government that started last year,…
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Cherry Creek school board executive sessions raise open meetings questions
A key executive session preceding a former superintendent’s abrupt January resignation is raising questions about how Cherry Creek School District conducts its closed-door meetings under the Colorado Open Meetings Law. The Jan. 27 executive session was convened to discuss Chris Smith’s mid-year evaluation. The closed-door meeting came as the board confronted allegations involving district contracts,…
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Jeffco Public Schools to pursue legal action against Department of Education
The Jeffco Public Schools Board of Education voted Wednesday to pursue legal action against the Department of Education following an investigation into the district by the department’s Office of Civil Rights over Jeffco’s policies regarding transgender students. The federal government alleged that 61 “male students” were participating in girls’ sports teams throughout the district and…