Tag: Students
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MSU Denver launches ‘Mariachi Performance and Culture’ degree program
Metropolitan State University Denver is launching an Individualized Degree Program in Mariachi Performance and Culture this fall — the first of its kind in Colorado. The new program combines a variety of disciplines including music performance, Chicana/o Studies, world Languages and business courses, aiming to inform all areas of what it means to perform or run…
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FBI Denver Collegiate Academy opens applications for students
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Applications are now open for the Federal Bureau of Investigation Denver Collegiate Academy. The free, all-day workshop takes place on Aug. 1, 2025, in Denver and aims to give students a deeper look at the criminal justice system. Those selected will spend a day with…
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Reports of bullying, school safety rise in Colorado schools
Colorado students reported more concern for school safety and bullying incidents in February than the month prior, according to the Safe2Tell. The hotline received 2,854 reports last month — a 12.3% increase from January. Reports of school safety and staff reports led the majority of the reports with 18.6% of all submissions. Reports of bullying followed…
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Reverberations felt through communities as Denver Public Schools’ board proposes school closures
The Denver Public Schools Board of Education recently announced a proposal to close seven area schools due to declining enrollment, among other reasons.
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Reports of violence and self-harm in Colorado schools reach peak numbers
Safet2Tell Colorado report shows spike in spring semester calls from students.
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An eighth-grader gives us a glimpse of a brighter politics ahead | Vince Bzdek
I saw the best speech of the 2024 election season so far last week, and it was given by a pint-sized eighth-grader from a tiny school in Buena Vista. “A huge problem in the state of Colorado is that students are unenthusiastic about their education, as shown by the fact that 31% of students are…
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Disabled students cycle, try archery at new Golden adaptive sports complex
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tom Hellauer/Denver Gazette More than 100 students from Aurora Public Schools had a field day — literally and figuratively — Wednesday at the National Sports Center for the Disabled’s recently-opened complex in Golden, Colo., on the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Students, many of whom were disabled,…
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40th annual DPS Shakespeare Festival brings out performers of all ages
Denver Public Schools annual Shakespeare festival paraded over a small section of downtown Friday morning.
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Former principal, safety specialist, reflect on Columbine 25 years later
Former Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis and Jeffco student safety head, Jeff Pierson, met with members of the media to talk about the evolving threats in schools and lessons from Columbine.