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Denver Public Schools declares impasse in contract negotiations with teachers union
Three months into bargaining, Denver Public Schools has declared an impasse in contract negotiations with its teachers union.
Secure vestibule at Denver’s East High criticized as “illusion of safety” has been put on hold
“It¶¶Ňőap mainly just security theater,” said Keegan Hoelscher, a junior at Denver's East High School.
Colorado lawmakers ordered schools to report data on seclusion. For the most part, it hasn’t happened.
State lawmakers have tried in recent years to better monitor and oversee seclusion, which means shutting a student inside a room, and restraint, which means physically restraining a student.
ABA therapy in school: Some Denver families are still being told no despite state law billed as “a path to yes”
While DPS is following the letter of the law, parents and advocates allege, it¶¶Ňőap not following the spirit. Advocate Meryl Duguay called DPS’s policy and process “a show to get...
To help address a teacher shortage, Colorado gives $10,000 stipends to educators earning degrees
Colorado is seeking new applicants for a program that aims to address Colorado’s teacher shortage by providing stipends of up to $10,000 to educators teaching under alternative licenses while earning degrees.
More young Denver students are reading at grade level, but not as many as before the pandemic
This past year’s third graders were preschool age when COVID shuttered school buildings across the country. This past year’s kindergarteners were babies.
How Denver is approaching its Black Student Success work
10 Denver Public Schools teachers who’ve helped their Black students achieve academic progress are being studied by university researchers as part of the district¶¶Ňőap Black Student Success work.
A source of free food, mental health support, and more for Denver students will soon close
A center that provides free food, clothing, mental health support, workforce training, and more to students and families at six public schools in Denver will close in less than three...
“More kids, more joy”: What happened when two small Denver elementary schools merged
The one-year-only staffing bump is because Cheltenham was on the receiving end of a controversial school consolidation. In the face of declining enrollment, the Denver school board voted last spring...
A day at Denver’s Valdez Elementary with 2 newly arrived migrant students
Valdez, also known as Escuela Valdez, has a longstanding dual language program. It¶¶Ňőap also right up the street from a city-run shelter inside a Quality Inn, which Principal Jessica Buckley...