Mary Seawell

Denver Public Schools vs. the State Board of Education over a Montessori school

DPS board to discuss new policy tonight to prevent board members' overspending

Flickr​Denver Public Schools board members -- and their credit cards -- have been making headlines ever since Education News Colorado uncovered that more than one overspent their $5,000 annual budget, with Westword cover subject Andrea Merida leading the pack. This week, the board is poised to ... More >>

Andrea Merida vows to repay DPS after overspending her $5,000 budget by thousands

Andrea Merida.​ Andrea Merida, Denver Public Schools board member and Westword cover subject, has been making headlines once again. Education News Colorado was the first to report this week that Merida had overspent her $5,000 DPS-boardmember budget by more than $7,000. More than $4,000 of the ... More >>

Broncos fans wouldn't be so blue if the team went back to predominantly orange uniforms

​Had about a helping of Denver blog posts? Mile High Report fan poster OrangeandBlue27 promotes a petition to make orange the Broncos' primary color again. Colorado Independent's David O. Williams examines a uranium industry lawsuit. Mary Seawell takes on "gotcha politics" at Colorado Ed Ne ... More >>

Denver Public Schools' get-along retreat for board members: "People think we're nuts"

Anthony CameraAndrea Merida.​ Last month, the DPS school board held a day-long retreat at the district's Balarat Outdoor Education Center. The seven-member board is divided on many issues, with four members in the majority and three -- including Andrea Merida, the subject of this week's featur ... More >>

Andrea Merida's classroom behavior has earned her a seat apart on the Denver school board

Teacher tenure bill: Controversial lineup takes on law that didn't help state Race to the Top

​Reeves Whalen didn't mean to touch a nerve when he organized tonight's panel discussion on Senate Bill 191, the controversial "teacher tenure bill" drafted by Senator Michael Johnston and approved by lawmakers earlier this year. But the lineup of speakers the personal injury attorney and act ... More >>

School board races (and school reform, in general) sure are expensive

$240,605 $41,470 $30,116 = an expensive school board race​The final tally of money raised in last November's contentious Denver Public Schools school board election is in. And according to Education News Colorado reporter Nancy Mitchell, that tally is "jaw-dropping." The three non-incumbe ... More >>

Three new DPS boardmembers talk charters

P.S. 1 didn't make the grade, but can anything replace Denver's longest-running charter school?