More kids are enrolled in Colorado schools than ever before: 832,368 to be exact, according to numbers released this week by the state Department of Education. And Denver Public Schools is contributing heavily to that growth. The city’s enrollment is up 4,493 students from 2005, making it the third fastest-growing…
Emphatic Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden — the target of new complaints from Balloon Boy lawyer David Lane about restitution charges — is the latest to join the fight to prevent a gun ban at Colorado State University, which previously allowed concealed weapons on campus for those with permits. The…
Last week, we told you about the closure of Lafayette’s Peak to Peak Charter School, caused by the discovery in a parking lot of a bag containing a Kermit the Frog doll that looked “bloody.” Cops have now gotten to the bottom of the story, which Lafayette Police Commander Mark…
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-incumbent candidates who won seats on the seven-member board raised a total of $312,191. The bulk of…
I remember nearly falling over in my chair one afternoon when a student on a TV advertisement relayed the benefits of her schooling to become a certified pharmacy technician. At the time, I was employed with a major drug store chain as a pharmacy technician, or as they say in…
Why not warm up for the weekend by reading some Denver blogs? The Broncos will play their first-ever regular season game outside America on October 31, facing off against the San Francisco 49ers at Wembley Stadium in London. As Colin at South Stands Denver points out, they definitely won’t lose…
No one doubts that lunch room food is offensive. And while I have nothing but respect for lunch ladies — they prepare, cook and serve thousands of meals a day to kids who take tater tots for granted (damn cholesterol!) — the fare itself is, well, just like when you…
Reading local content is as easy as falling off a Denver blog. Kyle at Bronco Talk thinks Brandon Marshall did a fine job of PR rehabilitation during an appearance on FM 104.3/The Fan earlier today — but he’s “as good as gone” anyway. Can’t wait for him to torch the…
Who knew? Several Colorado universities feature gun-storage lockers for students who want to bare arms but can’t keep their arsenal on their hip or in their dorm room. From today’s Denver Post: On any given day, there may be up to 50 rifles with scopes, shotguns, handguns and long knives…
Denver Public Schools’ high school graduation rate is rising — but so far, it’s only risen to a mediocre 52.7 percent. That was the news yesterday from Superintendent Tom Boasberg, who announced the numbers at a press conference at North High School. North, on the other hand, saw its graduation…
Those Denver blogs just keep on coming… Colin at South Stands Denver with Broncos fans not getting riled up about the Raiders. Or, as he puts it, “Fuck the Motherfucking Raiders! ‘Cause THE RIVALRY AIN’T DEAD!” 5280’s Michael de Yoanna chronicles Colorado’s Week of the Migrant. Doubt if Tom Tancredo’s…
Local blogs want you — to read them. Square State blogger Something The Dog Said recently saw the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Christmas special and concluded the the show is sexist. Guess Santa’s sleigh was pulled by male chauvinist pigs. Allen Iverson loved returning to Philadelphia — but probably not…
Our forecast for Colorado online users: continued blogginess. The Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic waxes rhapsodic about a Ted Haggard profile in the Los Angeles Times featuring the rhetorical question, “”Am I full of the devil?” Resist making a Mike Jones joke! Resist making a Mike Jones joke! As Mile High…
Plenty of folks, including members of the Denver Post editorial board, have been pretty disapproving of new Denver Public Schools board member Andrea Merida in the days since she had herself secretly sworn in hours before a Monday-night board meeting so she could vote on controversial school reforms at the…
CU-Boulder has banned Nerf guns being used in an on-campus game called Humans vs. Zombies, ostensibly because cops seeing the handle of the weapon protruding from pants or pockets might think a student was packing a real weapon as opposed to one primarily used by children. Seem over the top?…
Colorado bloggin’ fever: Catch it. As 5280’s Michael de Yoanna tells it, a Colorado Springs liquor board upheld the suspension of a club’s license due to bare-breast exposure and fondling during a Girls Gone Wild videoing. If tit, then no tap (H/T Colorado Springs Gazette). According to Rocky Mountain Right’s…
Last night’s Denver Public Schools board meeting had its fair share of hateration. And plenty of people turned out to witness it. By 4:25 p.m., signs on the boardroom door at the DPS administration building at 900 Grant Street declared the room full and directed meeting-goers to the fourth-floor cafeteria,…
Tonight, the Denver Public Schools board will consider a range of reform issues involving low-performing schools and much more. But the agenda calls for the outgoing board, including three members who’ll be attending their last meeting, to vote on the proposals, leaving incoming representatives, three of them newbies, to either…
We call this feature “Denver Blogs” for a reason. Check out these blogs from Denver. The Colorado Independent’s Kate Redding reports that the insurance lobby is promising to fight any legislation “that would force insurers to offer individual plans that would cover maternity care.” Celibate good times, come on! David…
Denver Public Schools officials have suggested a series of plans to “turn around” the city’s six lowest-performing schools. But before they approve the changes, they want to hear from the public. The Board of Education will hear public comment on the recommendations at meetings tonight and Thursday night from 7…
Here’s some local bloggery to peruse. Colin over at South Stands Denver is a little skittish about Josh McDaniels benching o-lineman Ben Hamilton in favor of another former New England Patriot. But if Joshy McD can go from high-school kicker to NFL head coach in fourteen years, he’s doing something…
No need to fear the local blogosphere. Following a massive breakdown of this Monday’s Broncos-Steelers contest, Mile High Report’s Steve Nichols predicts: “Denver wins (fingers crossed and nervous as Hell).” Right there with you, Steve. Alan Gottlieb at Education News Colorado says that a bad decision or two by Denver’s…
