Tag: Equity And Inclusion
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Private school for Native Hawaiians vows to defend admissions policy from conservative strategist
A private school founded by a Hawaiian princess gives admissions preference to Native Hawaiian applicants
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Researchers shift tactics to tackle extremism as public health threat
Rebecca Kasen has seen and heard things in recent years in and around Michigan’s capital city that she never would have expected. “It’s a very weird time in our lives,” said Kasen, executive director of the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing. Last November, a group of people were captured on surveillance video early one morning…
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Denver council urges mayor to view 2025 budget through ‘equity lens’
The Denver City Council asked Mayor Mike Johnston to consider every spending decision through an “equity lens,” such as by providing free phone calls at jails and suggesting a different approach to “crimes of poverty.” At the same time, the council asked the mayor to make “evidence-based decisions” as he crafts the city’s spending plan…
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Accusations of racial profiling at Hyatt Regency Denver prompt public apology from hotel
An accusation of racial profiling against the Hyatt Regency Convention Center in downtown Denver prompted the hotel management Tuesday to apologize to the president of the National Association of School Psychologists. Hotel officials also promised to retrain its staff, compensate individuals and donate to organizations important to the psychologists’ trade group. “Hyatt Regency Denver sincerely apologizes…
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City Council considers $300,000 increase to Denver Rescue Mission contract
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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’s Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee Wednesday approved an amendment to the contract the city has with the Denver Rescue Mission that will cost taxpayers $300,000 more annually if approved. The proposed one-year, $9…
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Denver parks officials ask for bigger security budget, councilmembers lament lack of bathroom access
Denver Parks and Recreation officials on Monday asked the city council for an additional $1.6 million in its 2023 budget to enhance security measures at parks, prompting a councilmember to note the gruesome murder of a 14-year-old boy at a recreation center. “We had our first murder in 30 something years at the Southwest Recreation…
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Colorado Springs School District 11 facing criticism about its equity audit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save COLORADO SPRINGS — Facing dropping enrollment and student proficiency scores that left Colorado Springs School District 11 ranked at 159th of 183 districts in Colorado in 2019, in May 2020, Superintendent Michael Thomas persuaded the D-11 Board of Education to adopt an equity policy calling for,…
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Broncos promote Brittany Bowlen, hire China Jude as VP of diversity, equity and inclusion
The Broncos have promoted Brittany Bowlen to senior vice president of strategy and hired China Jude as vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, the organization announced Monday. Bowlen, a daughter of late Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, has served in the organization’s front office as the vice president of strategic initiatives since 2019 and most…