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		<title>Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero to school board: &#8220;I can no longer ignore these concerns&#8221;</title>
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					<dc:creator>Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:47:29 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>A Colorado road trip back in time, with photographer John Margolies</title>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:38:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>District says 61 boys the Trump administration found on girls’ sports rosters were mascots, managers</title>
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					<dc:creator>Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:14:52 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/eagle-high-school-mascot-flickr.jpg" alt="Eagle high school mascot on a football field" /><p>“Some teams had male managers, trainers, or mascots — not athletes."</p>
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		<title>Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero is a candidate for top schools job in Miami</title>
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					<dc:creator>Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:26:19 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/denver-superintendent-candidate-miami-schools-job-40897874/">Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero is a candidate for top schools job in Miami</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Cellphones and other personal devices will be banned in Denver schools</title>
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					<dc:creator>Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:23:35 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/chalkbeat-dps-cellphone-woolf.png" alt="An assistant principal at Girls Athletic Leadership School, a Denver charter school where cellphones were already prohibited, takes a phone from a student in September 2025. This fall, all Denver students will have to turn off or turn in their phones at school." /><p>The school board unanimously passed a new bell-to-bell ban for students on Monday.</p>
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		<title>Jeffco Superintendent Stepping Down After Slew of Controversies</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:05:03 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/540276498_1181826190648234_8561214114123733587_n-e1778622681282.jpg" alt="Jeffco Superintendent Tracy Dorland" /><p>Tracy Dorland announced her resignation after years of issues in the district.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/jeffco-schools-superintendent-steps-down-controversies-40884644/">Jeffco Superintendent Stepping Down After Slew of Controversies</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Accusations of Racism Create Losing Season for Vista Peak Prep Cheerleaders</title>
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					<dc:creator>Bennito L. Kelty</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:03:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/vista_peak_courtesy_aps2.jpg" alt="outside of high school in Aurora, Colorado." /><p>Black parents worry their daughters were bullied, but the coach says she was the victim.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/aurora-school-cheerleading-squad-accusations-of-racism-40866154/">Accusations of Racism Create Losing Season for Vista Peak Prep Cheerleaders</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Denver Public Schools Could Ask Voters to Approve a $44 Million Tax Increase</title>
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					<dc:creator>Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:45:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-21-at-9.30.25-AM-e1776785479116.png" alt="A school teacher helps young students at the white board" /><p>The district plans to float several spending options at a series of community meetings.</p>
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		<title>Remembering the Ludlow Massacre: April 20, 1914</title>
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					<dc:creator>Robert Forrant</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:48:43 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/ludlow.avif" alt="site of ludlow massacre" /><p>It took the lives of 25 miners and their family members during a bitter strike for fair wages and conditions.</p>
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		<title>Satanist Student Wins Religious Accommodation From Colorado School District</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:16:19 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/elizabeth-high-school-2.jpg" alt="Satanist Student Wins Religious Accommodation From Colorado School District" /><p>"The district is deeply committed to honoring parental rights."</p>
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