Rosemary Rodriguez

Denver Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero counts down to the start of the 2025鈥�26 academic year outside Columbine Elementary School on August 18, 2025. (RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

‘No confidence’ in DPS Superintendent Alex Marrero (抖阴ap)

July 27, 2026 at 4:01 a.m.

Adult issues are plaguing Denver Public Schools, yet again.

Superintendent Alex Marrero walks past parents and teachers from Palmer Elementary school who are in the process of writing on a large piece of paper during small group discussions during the first Denver Public Schools community engagement meetings for families at South High School in Denver on Sept. 24, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

抖阴ap: Marrero should embrace DPS’s bad data and start fighting for kids falling behind

September 26, 2024 at 5:01 a.m.

"DPS did not return to pre-pandemic levels of performance, and worse, the achievement gap between affluent students and those experiencing poverty actually grew." -- Rosemary Rodriguez

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 01: Newly elected Denver Public Schools Board of Education director Marlene DeLaRosa, right, gives new board member Kimberlee Sia a hug after their swearing-in ceremony at Denver Public Schools headquarters December 01, 2023. New DPS board member John Youngquist, left, stands to their left in celebration of the event. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

抖阴ap: Six steps to avoid squandering public optimism for the new Denver school board

December 4, 2023 at 9:26 a.m.

Existing Denver school board members would be well-served by listening to and learning from the leadership Marlene De La Rosa, Kimberlee Sia, and John Youngquist bring to the table

Denver Public Schools board members listen to parents testify before the board on a proposed plan to close five of its schools, which was voted down, during a meeting at its downtown offices on Nov. 14, 2022, in Denver. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

抖阴ap: Still waiting for Denver leaders to put students first

January 30, 2023 at 11:08 a.m.

For the balance of 2022, we watched as politics and personal agendas dominated Board activity. It was a tough end to a tough year for DPS.

Kids board the school bus outside of Stephen Knight Center for Early Education as the school closed early due to extreme heat on September 7, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

抖阴ap: Denver Public Schools is not OK, but we can fix that, together

October 3, 2022 at 11:30 a.m.

The backbone of Denver 鈥� our public education system 鈥� is broken.

DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 17: Denver Public Schools board members vote to censure fellow board member, Tay Anderson, during a school board meeting at the Emily Griffith Campus on September 17, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post

抖阴ap: Denver students need a new school board

October 26, 2021 at 10:51 a.m.

While many Colorado school districts stepped up to meet the needs of students in the pandemic, the Denver School Board has been focused on adult issues, including the conduct of...

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Guest Commentary: Denver Public Schools is losing an extraordinary leader in Susana Cordova

November 16, 2020 at 1:21 p.m.

Susana Cordova's resignation letter passed on the opportunity to blame someone else for her decision. It only praised the district that educated her family, that gave a young Latina the...

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