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“She is such a puzzle”: Colorado teen’s months-long ordeal spotlights mysteries of long COVID
Ever since Lilly Downs contracted COVID-19 in November, she has lived with persisting symptoms -- quick heart rate, fatigue, mouth ulcers, brain fog and more 鈥� from the infection. She,...
Crisis Point: Teens increasingly turn to Safe2Tell for suicide, mental health emergencies. But Colorado doesn’t track what happens next.
Suicide is the leading cause of death for young Coloradans. The state's Safe2Tell tip line, created to stop school violence, uses police to intervene in mental health crises. Does it...
Inside a Colorado hospital鈥檚 COVID-19 unit, a quiet fight to keep coronavirus patients breathing
On a COVID unit at The Medical Center of Aurora the gravity of the disease is ever present as patients require ventilators to breathe, a sign that even as Colorado鈥檚...
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Superintendent Alex Marrero says he’s dedicated to DPS following report he’s a finalist for Chicago job
Alex Marrero does not explicitly deny being a finalist in Chicago, but says he is "proud to continue serving as superintendent" at DPS.
Colorado teacher unions ride blue wave to victory in school board races
Statewide, more than 80% of the school board candidates endorsed by the Colorado Education Association, the state鈥檚 largest teacher union, won election.
Union-backed candidates sweep Denver Public Schools board races, oust 2 incumbents
Union-backed candidates won all four races for the Denver Public Schools鈥� Board of Education, ousting two incumbents.
DPS could close and replace 6 schools if their test scores don’t improve by next year
DPS will use its new School Transformation Process policy to turn around low-performing schools that are on Colorado鈥檚 Accountability Clock before the state Board of Education intervenes.
Denver school board finds Superintendent Alex Marrero met almost 74% of his goals
The seven-member school board extended Superintendent Alex Marrero's contract through 2028 earlier this year.
In wake of report, John Youngquist accuses DPS staff of trying to ‘intimidate and diminish me’
At the special meeting, school board members discussed a third-party investigation that found Youngquist displayed "belittling, dismissive and condescending behavior" toward DPS staff.
Denver school board member exhibited ‘belittling, dismissive and condescending behavior’ toward staff, report says
Despite those findings, the report stated that the investigation was unable to determine whether John Youngquist deliberately discriminated against employees.
Political groups, teacher unions pour more than $1 million into DPS school board election
Four of the seven seats on the Denver Public Schools鈥� Board of Education are at play this year.
Denver school board member John Youngquist accuses superintendent, district staff of retaliation
A Denver Public Schools board member under investigation by his colleagues for racial discrimination alleged Friday that the district has repeatedly retaliated against him because of previous attempts to raise...
State inspectors found trays of blood-caked surgical tools at University of Colorado Hospital
UCHealth, which owns the 700-bed hospital in Aurora, postponed non-emergency surgeries for a week in July following staffing shortages in the sterilization department.