Last school year, five times as many weapons — 200 total — were found at Denver schools, including 13 guns and 28 fake guns
Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat
Senior Reporter — Chalkbeat Colorado
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It’s school choice season in Colorado, but applying for universal preschool comes a bit later
Colorado early childhood leaders have been working for months to build the new program, including a statewide application system that will match children with participating preschool providers their parents choose.
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“We are staying”: Students at American Indian Academy of Denver speak up for their school
Native American students told stories of being bullied in their previous schools but not at AIAD
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Denver Public Schools relinquishes “Know Justice, Know Peace” podcast trademark, asks lawsuit be dismissed
In a statement Monday, the district said its trademark attempt was an effort to ensure the podcast could continue in Denver Public Schools.
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School closures: How Denver, Jefferson County and Aurora are approaching the decision
The Aurora district has already closed eight schools over the last two years, with some still being phased out
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These Denver school board members lived through school closures. Now they’ll be voting on them.
Denver’s enrollment is declining, and some schools have so few students, and so little per-pupil funding, that Superintendent Alex Marrero said the schools can no longer offer the robust programming students deserve.
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Montbello gets its cherished high school back. Will it unite the community again?
The reunified Montbello High School opened its doors last month, 42 years after the school welcomed its first students in 1980 and nearly 12 years after Denver Public Schools decided to close it because of low test scores and graduation rates
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Denver students sue after school district files to trademark their racial justice podcast
The podcast — the full name of which was Know Justice, Know Peace: DMLK’s The Take — attracted widespread media attention, including an appearance on The Today Show
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Dozens of Colorado schools cancel class amid high heat forecast
Most schools are releasing students early Wednesday and Thursday, but four schools are closing altogether for at least one day this week.
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A first look at Denver Public Schools’ new strategic plan
A year into his tenure, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero is rolling out a new strategic plan to guide Colorado’s largest school district. The plan, which Marrero calls a roadmap, focuses on three broad goals: improving the student experience, improving the adult experience for educators and families, and replacing “ineffective, destructive systems” with “equitable, […]