Last week, we highlighted the top 25 Denver Public Schools as judged by the district’s School Performance Framework, which gathers data to determine the effectiveness of schools at every level of the DPS system. Today, we look at the flip side — the ten schools currently considered the furthest from…
Update: Moments ago, we spoke with Jefferson County School District spokesperson Lynn Setzer about apparent teacher sickouts taking place in Jeffco today. She confirmed that classes have been canceled at Golden and Jefferson high schools today due to a high number of teacher absences and adds that officials are currently…
Yesterday, we highlighted amazing tweets using the hashtag #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory — funny and pointed responses to the controversy over a Jefferson County School Board proposal to emphasize patriotism and downplay civil disorder in the American history curriculum. Since then, Twitter has exploded with even more tweets using the hashtag, as student…
Following another day of student protests over a controversial Jefferson County School Board proposal to stress patriotism and downplay civil disorder in American history curriculum, news has surfaced about investigations into an alleged threat against the child of at least one school board member — and another has come forward…
Jeffco superintendent Dan McMinimee is among Jefferson County officials at the center of a storm over proposed changes to the American history curriculum that would emphasize patriotism and downplay civil disorder. Now, in a letter to parents, McMinimee is trying to calm the waters, emphasizing that no decisions have been…
Denver Public Schools has announced the findings from its latest School Performance Framework, which gathers data to determine the effectiveness of schools at every level of the DPS system. The latest findings show 26 schools reached the “distinguished” ranking. We count down all of them below, complete with photos and…
Did you know that Mitt Romney captured Saddam Hussein? You would if you searched for the hashtag #JeffcoSchoolBoardHistory, in which Twitter users lampoon the controversy over the Jefferson County School Board’s proposal to change the American history curriculum to emphasize patriotism over civil disorder. The hilarious results make Drunk History…
The protests led by Jefferson County students over a proposed American history curriculum committee charged with emphasizing patriotism and downplaying civil disorder picked up fresh momentum yesterday. Attendees of six Jeffco schools let their feelings be known, with at least one more rally on tap for today. And far from…
Yesterday, we told you about planned protests this morning by students at three Jefferson County high schools — Pomona, Ralston Valley and Arvada West — over a plan to promote patriotism in history lessons by downplaying civil disorder. Now, students from at least one more Jeffco high school are planning…
Just 22 percent of Colorado law enforcement agencies and district attorneys complied with a new state law that requires them to submit reports about their contacts with students — a number that the group Padres y Jovenes Unidos says is disappointing. The Smart School Discipline Law was passed in 2012…
On Friday, opposition to new Jefferson County School Board proposals regarding teacher pay and history instruction focusing on “patriotism” exploded into action, with instructor sickouts leading to closures at two high schools, Standley Lake and Conifer, where students rallied to offer support. Now, amid warnings about a possible sickout repeat…
Any Highlands Ranch High School student thinking about pre-gaming before heading to Saturday night’s Homecoming dance should think twice. The school will be doing breathalyzer tests on all students before they can gain entry, and those who score a positive for alcohol use will be tested again — this time…
Forbes has just released its list of the top colleges in America — a roster that includes 650 institutions. And while thirteen Colorado colleges are included, none of them made the top ten…or the top twenty…or the top thirty. Below, see our photo-illustrated countdown of the Colorado finishers, complete with…
The question of who won the election to represent District 4 on the Adams 12 Five Star school board now rests with the Colorado Supreme Court. Candidate Rico Figueroa has appealed a district court judge’s recent ruling that the District 4 seat should be declared vacant. The judge had ruled…
By next Monday, all signatures for potential ballot initiatives are due at the Colorado Secretary of State’s office. At least 86,105 legitimate signatures are needed to put a citizens initative before the voters on November 4, and several efforts are still collecting signatures. One of those is Initiative 124, which…
Football isn’t the only sport worried about head trauma, according to a recent study published by the The American Journal of Sports Medicine and co-authored by Dawn Comstock, an associate professor of epidemiology for the Pediatric Injury Prevention, Education, and Research program at the Colorado School of Public Health. Lacrosse…
Think about the last time you were in an Ikea store. Whether you loved or hated the experience, you probably noticed a difference between the flow at Ikea and at other home-goods store, including arrows and signs attempting to steer you in the direction you needed to go in order…
No one won the election. That’s the opinion of the Broomfield District Court judge tasked with sorting out last November’s Adams 12 Five Star school board election, in which ineligible candidate Amy Speers earned two-thirds of the vote and eligible candidate Rico Figueroa earned a third. Both were running to…
What if it were possible to predict the next Arab Spring? The next Ukrainian revolution? Researchers at the Pardee Center for International Futures in the School of International Studies at the University of Denver might be able to do just that in several years. DU was one of eleven schools…
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by seven Denver teachers who claim that the district used a provision of the state’s landmark teacher effectiveness law to get rid of them without due process. Denver District Court Judge Michael Martinez found that since the law makes no mention of “tenure,”…
Friday’s graduation ceremony at Century High School in Pueblo looked like a typical outdoor ceremony, with programs used as fans, students wearing shades, and oldies radio blaring through speakers. But after the ceremony, the thirty graduates didn’t get to leave the facility forever. In fact, they didn’t even get to…
Which Colorado school districts deal with the most discipline issues? The Colorado Department of Education has compiled the data for the 2012-2013 school year (the most recent one available), and the figures are staggering. Several districts in the state handled well over 10,000 incidents during that span, and statewide, there…
