Students, parents and others on Monday asked Denver Public Schools to rethink closing five schools during a meeting that marked one of the last chances for the public to weigh in before the Board of Education votes later this week….
Read MoreVideo of “Know Justice, Know Peace” podcast dispute sheds light on DPS
Three weeks before a group of current and former students sued Denver Public Schools over their racial justice podcast, they met with district officials in an eighth-floor conference room at Denver Public Schools headquarters. Video from the Aug. 29 meeting reveals a…
Read MoreJeffco school closures have parents wondering about the future
When Kasey McBride and her family moved into their Littleton home in 2016, they did so for the school that was only two blocks away. Her neighbors, she said, moved in for the same reason, even buying their house sight…
Read MoreDPS wants to close Montbello Career and Technical High School
A small alternative high school in far northeast Denver could close if the school board follows a recommendation from district leaders. Denver Public Schools leaders are recommending that Montbello Career and Technical High School shutter at the end of this school year,…
Read MoreTim Hernández, Denver teacher who inspired protests, now working in Aurora
The front doors of North High School loomed large over Nayeli López in May as her first year of high school came to an unexpectedly chaotic close. López found herself at the forefront of a student protest movement that swept…
Read MoreHomeschooling surge continues despite schools reopening – The Denver Post
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The coronavirus pandemic ushered in what may be the most rapid rise in homeschooling the U.S. has ever seen. Two years later, even after schools reopened and vaccines became widely available, many parents have chosen to continue…
Read MoreBig universities are reaching into rural Colorado where shrinking share of high school grads go to college
GUNNISON – Higher education lags across open expanses of the Rocky Mountain West where distances to campuses can exceed 100 miles and, in rural Colorado, barely half of high school graduates enroll in college. But on a recent spring morning…
Read MoreCovid 19 Omicron outbreak: Minister of Education Chris Hipkins considering options for unvaxxed school sports
The Government is considering whether changes can be made that could let children play sport for their school if they are not vaccinated against Covid. Thousands of unvaccinated children over age 12 have been told they can’t represent their school…
Read MoreFort Lewis College, CU Anschutz team up on Indigenous-focused nursing degree
A new partnership between two Colorado higher education institutions aims to tackle a shortage of Indigenous nurses while bolstering rural health care in the Four Corners region through a novel, culturally-competent four-year nursing degree at Durango’s Fort Lewis College. The…
Read MoreConcerns over critical race theory in Douglas County schools prompts board to approve resolution to change equity policy
Douglas County School District’s Board of Education voted Tuesday to change the district’s equity policy, citing “legitimate questions” raised by school employees and parents regarding its “assumptions and implementation.” The move to change the policy, which was passed 4-3 despite…
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