Tag: Karen Mortimer
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Review finds only 1 in 3 Denver schools have websites for Collaborative School Committees
Just one in three Denver Public Schools have a current, functioning website for the campus’ school accountability committee — which is mandated by state law — a recent online review of campus websites has found. “You cannot fix a problem you cannot see,” Karen Mortimer, a DPS parent, said during public comment on Monday. Mortimer,…
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Kunsmiller students walkout out of class over teacher cuts, again
For the second time in less than two weeks, Denver Public School students marched out of class with placards to protest teacher cuts. Last week, more than 100 students at the Denver School of the Arts, or DSA, walked out of class over a $482,000 budget shortfall next year prompted school leaders to cut social…
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Denver school board draw’s public ire over public comment time limits
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver school board last week began limiting public comment — temporarily — to two hours, and the public isn’t happy about it. Twelve-year-old Roman Ortiz stepped up to the mic and read prepared comments from his cell phone. “I am here today because I…