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Denver School Board Candidates Answer Nine Questions

Denver School Board Candidates Answer Nine Questions

By Melanie Asmar/ChalkbeatOctober 19, 2019

This fall, voters will determine the future direction of Denver schools.

Denver Preschool Program Saving Too Much, Spending Too Little, Auditor Says

Denver Preschool Program Saving Too Much, Spending Too Little, Auditor Says

By Sara FlemingOctober 18, 2019

An audit report revealed that the taxpayer-funded Denver Preschool Program has been accumulating millions more dollars than it spends.

Sheridan High School Shooter Turns Himself In

Sheridan High School Shooter Turns Himself In

By Michael RobertsOctober 10, 2019

The incident took place during a girls volleyball game.

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How CU Boulder Is Trying to Avoid CSU-Style Backlash Over N-Word Video

How CU Boulder Is Trying to Avoid CSU-Style Backlash Over N-Word Video

By Michael RobertsOctober 8, 2019

The uproar follows a race-related incident involving CSU students.

District Attorney Won’t Charge Mother or DPS Employees Involved in Viral Bus Fight

District Attorney Won’t Charge Mother or DPS Employees Involved in Viral Bus Fight

By Sara FlemingOctober 1, 2019

The District Attorney’s Office is not pressing criminal charges against either the mother or the DPS driver involved in a physical altercation on a bus that left parents angry and confused.

Mother Arrested After Fight With DPS Driver Who Held Screaming Kids on Bus

Mother Arrested After Fight With DPS Driver Who Held Screaming Kids on Bus

By Sara FlemingSeptember 24, 2019

Parents have been left angry and confused after an incident on a Denver Public Schools bus last week.

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Op-Ed: Should Denver Teachers Be Armed?

Op-Ed: Should Denver Teachers Be Armed?

By Jack RedfieldSeptember 8, 2019

“As a student in Denver, I’m amazed that arming teachers is even being discussed.”

Republican CU Regent Co-Chairing Campaign to Deny CU More Funding

Republican CU Regent Co-Chairing Campaign to Deny CU More Funding

By Chase WoodruffAugust 30, 2019

Why is a top official in the Colorado’s cash-strapped public university system leading the charge against more funding for higher education?

Op-Ed: Full-Day Kindergarten Is a Win for All Kids and Families

Op-Ed: Full-Day Kindergarten Is a Win for All Kids and Families

By Leilani SiensAugust 25, 2019

As the mother of three, I’m so glad that free full-day kindergarten is finally on the way this fall — not just for my kids, but for every kid in Colorado.

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Gentrification Leading to Overcrowded DPS Classrooms

Gentrification Leading to Overcrowded DPS Classrooms

By Michael RobertsAugust 19, 2019

DPS is okay with 35 kids in an elementary school class.

Denver Public Schools Practices Mock School Shooting Drill

Denver Public Schools Practices Mock School Shooting Drill

By Conor McCormick-CavanaghJuly 31, 2019

The Denver Public Schools Department of Safety practiced a mock school shooting scenario to prepare for the worst.

How the Right Is Using CSU’s Language Guide to Create Free-Speech Controversy

How the Right Is Using CSU’s Language Guide to Create Free-Speech Controversy

By Sara FlemingJuly 26, 2019

CSU’s inclusive language guide has blown up in right-wing media.

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Decades of Desegregation: Denver Readers Recall Their Own Stories of “Busing”

Decades of Desegregation: Denver Readers Recall Their Own Stories of “Busing”

By Erica Meltzer/ChalkbeatJuly 25, 2019

As Democratic presidential candidates debate “busing,” many Americans are revisiting the era when their cities desegregated schools by sending students to other neighborhoods each day. Those cities included Denver, where schools were shaped by crosstown busing for decades, until 1995. At first, families could choose to participate in a voluntary busing program.

Grassroots Group Padres & Jóvenes Unidos Is Ready to Get Political

Grassroots Group Padres & Jóvenes Unidos Is Ready to Get Political

By Sara FlemingJuly 24, 2019

Padres & Jóvenes Unidos, a grassroots community nonprofit that focuses on racial justice in education, is launching an offshoot that will focus directly on electoral politics.

New CU President Mark Kennedy on Past Controversies, Big Goals

New CU President Mark Kennedy on Past Controversies, Big Goals

By Michael RobertsJuly 18, 2019

Mark Kennedy answered every question, no matter how uncomfortable.

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DU Gender (and Race) Bias Claims Live on Year After $2.66M Settlement

DU Gender (and Race) Bias Claims Live on Year After $2.66M Settlement

By Michael RobertsJune 17, 2019

The associate professor has been at DU law school the longest but is paid the least.

Denver School Board Bans Use of Handcuffs on Elementary School Students

Denver School Board Bans Use of Handcuffs on Elementary School Students

By Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat ColoradoJune 14, 2019

Handcuffs can still be used on middle and high school students.

Ten Best Colorado High Schools List Dominated by Charters, Options

Ten Best Colorado High Schools List Dominated by Charters, Options

By Michael RobertsJune 14, 2019

Only two public high schools in Colorado make the top ten.

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Teacher Leaves DPS After Reportedly Making Black Student Clean Up Feces

Teacher Leaves DPS After Reportedly Making Black Student Clean Up Feces

By Melanie Asmar/ChalkbeatJune 7, 2019

Despite the black student’s insistence that he was not responsible, the teacher told the black student to clean it up.

CSU Undie Run Videos: Hundreds Strip, but Attendance Down

CSU Undie Run Videos: Hundreds Strip, but Attendance Down

By Michael RobertsMay 14, 2019

The university has lowered its estimate of participants to around 800.

Petition to Honor STEM School Shooting Heroes at ESPYs Hits Its Goal

Petition to Honor STEM School Shooting Heroes at ESPYs Hits Its Goal

By Michael RobertsMay 10, 2019

The daughter of a Columbine victim honored with an ESPY is a supporter.

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Arapahoe High Critic Plans to Run for School Board That Publicly Ripped Her

Arapahoe High Critic Plans to Run for School Board That Publicly Ripped Her

By Michael RobertsMay 10, 2019

Jessica Roe alleges that the school board didn’t listen with an open mind.

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