Tag: Public Schools
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DPS ‘solution’ seeks an immigration problem | Jimmy Sengenberger
The Denver Public Schools Board of Education is considering a proposal to bar the superintendent and district employees from cooperating with federal authorities for immigration enforcement on district property unless they’re handed a warrant signed by a federal judge — rejecting “administrative warrants” that constitute the vast majority of ICE warrants. The problem? It’s a solution in search of a problem — one that’s already been disproved in court, is…
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Lakewood’s shady school deal gets even shadier | Jimmy Sengenberger
In Jefferson County, local democracy dies in darkness. That’s the inescapable conclusion from the shady business between Jefferson County Schools, Lakewood and a homeless-services nonprofit. This April, Lakewood authorized City Manager Kathy Hodgson to negotiate a $4 million below-market purchase of the shuttered 17-acre Emory Elementary. The plan? Flip 10 acres to the Jeffco Action…
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Extreme heat forces DPS closures Thursday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As temperatures push classrooms to sweltering levels, Denver Public Schools is closing or releasing students early Thursday at more than a dozen campuses still waiting for promised air conditioning upgrades. Among them is Skinner Middle School, where seventh-grader Aubriella Barrios said the heat is unbearable.…
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Jeffco Public Schools employee fired amid active criminal investigation
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A Jeffco Public Schools employee was fired amid a criminal investigation. The school district confirmed that Director of Schools David Weiss was terminated from his position on Thursday. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said it is conducting an investigation into Weiss. The school district and sheriff’s office both said they could not provide any additional…
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Denver Public Schools’ Superintendent explains where money saved by job cuts will go
Denver Public Schools’ Superintendent Alex Marrero provided insight into the district’s reorganization plan Thursday evening and explained where the $9 million the district will save by cutting over 70 jobs will go. Marrero told the district’s board of education during an executive session that the $9 million — or 6.8% of the general fund —…