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West High parents say they never received letter about principal resignation, meeting to discuss it

By Melanie AsmarOctober 11, 2011

As explained in the Westword story “Tough Subject,” the recent resignation of brand-new West High School principal Santiago Grado was sudden. To help parents make sense of the change, West High held a meeting on September 29 at 4 p.m. However, only one person showed up. Now, a West grandmother…

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Santiago Grado, former West High principal, says leadership differences caused resignation

By Melanie AsmarOctober 10, 2011

Santiago Grado resigned last month as principal of Denver’s West High School after only a month and a half on the job. School officials say he chose to do so after issues with his academic leadership were raised. But Grado tells Westword that it was a difference in leadership philosophies,…

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Proposition 103: Politicos underestimate voters’ willingness to pay more for kids, advocate says

By Michael RobertsOctober 10, 2011

Tomorrow at 11 a.m., supporters of Proposition 103, which would hike taxes to better fund schools, will rally at the State Capitol on behalf of the measure. And while most political observers doubt 103’s will win the day, one advocate thinks such so-called experts are selling voters short…

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Border Patrol T-shirts warrant punishment at Dakota Ridge High, “F*ck America” signs don’t?

By Michael RobertsOctober 7, 2011

Was Dakota Ridge High School student Bryce Benson punished for wearing a T-shirt that read “Border Patrol” while others who staged a mock-demonstration featuring signs that read “Fuck America” weren’t — or at least not initially? Ex-Congressman and recent gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo’s not sure of all the particulars, but…

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West High principal turnover: New leader Domonic Martinez on his past, school’s future

By Melanie AsmarOctober 6, 2011

Recently, West High School’s brand-new principal, Santiago Grado, abruptly resigned. The reason, according to Denver Public Schools officials? He wasn’t a strong academic leader. But the man who replaced him, assistant principal Domonic Martinez, has had some leadership problems, too, as explained in the story “Tough Subject.”…

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Denver Public Schools’ Tom Boasberg delivers good DPS news directly to your e-mail box

By Melanie AsmarOctober 6, 2011

The media isn’t always interested in good news, says Tom Boasberg, Denver Public Schools’ superintendent. “Generally speaking, stories that are more sensational or, in some cases, more negative will tend to attract more media coverage,” he says. To offer a different view, Boasberg began a weekly e-mail newsletter called “myDPS”…

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EcoCAR2: CSU gets $44.5 million software donation to design a hybrid/electric car

By Kelsey WhippleOctober 5, 2011

Thirty students at Colorado State University have been thinking a lot about the future recently. For the next three years, CSU has tied itself to the future of the automotive industry as a participant in its quest for sustainable transportation. And with a new donation from Siemens, the university is…

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Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Keeping tabs on U.S. students since 1991

By Kelsey WhippleOctober 4, 2011

If you’ve ever wondered how Colorado knows, say, that its youth are more likely to smoke on school campuses than the average U.S. student, the answer is that it asks them. Every other year since 1991, the Center for Disease Control has administered the Youth Risk Behavior Survey at a…

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DPS school board race: 4 candidates for phasing out struggling schools, says A+ Denver survey

By Melanie AsmarOctober 4, 2011

This morning, school reform organization A+ Denver released the results of a survey of the nine candidates for Denver Public School Board. The survey asked them to rank 28 statements, such as “DPS needs radical reform,” on a scale of strongly agree to strongly disagree. Seven candidates complied…

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North High credit recovery investigation says poor adult oversight to blame for cheating

By Melanie AsmarOctober 3, 2011

An investigation into allegations of cheating within the credit recovery program at North High School found that while the program’s online classes were “challenging,” staff members did not sufficiently monitor the students enrolled. “It is discouraging when adult decisions jeopardize opportunities for students,” the report says…

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North High credit recovery: Colorado Dept. of Education probe reveals problems with program

By Melanie AsmarSeptember 30, 2011

After concerns about North High School’s credit recovery program were raised in the Westword cover story “Passing on Education,” Denver Public Schools asked the Colorado Department of Education to investigate allegations that students were allowed to cheat on online courses. The results of that investigation are now in — and…

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Michael Hoffman, 1st student alcohol-overdose casualty at CU in 7 years, mixed booze, Opana

By Michael RobertsSeptember 30, 2011

Update: Earlier this month, CU-Boulder spokesman Bronson Hilliard speculated that Michael Hoffman, a 21-year-old student from New Jersey who passed away after being found unconscious near an apartment house in the neighborhood known as the Hill, died of an alcohol overdose. Turns out he was mostly correct, although there was…

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City Year debuts in Denver, dispatching 50 tutors and mentors to 5 high-needs DPS schools

By Melanie AsmarSeptember 29, 2011

City Year, an AmeriCorps program that focuses on mentoring at-risk students at high-needs schools across the country, has come to Denver. Fifty young adults ages 17 to 24 are now serving as tutors and mentors in five Denver public schools…

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OWOW! Donor gives $1 million to Metro State to start One World, One Water (OWOW) Center

By Melanie AsmarSeptember 28, 2011

An anonymous donor has given $1 million to Metropolitan State College of Denver to launch a water education program with the best name ever: the OWOW Center, which is short for the One World, One Water Center for Urban Water Education and Stewardship. Starting in fall 2012, Metro will offer…

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Great Lives in Colorado History: What we learned by channeling our inner third-grader

By Kelsey WhippleSeptember 26, 2011

Last week, DPS launched the Great Lives in Colorado History series. Written by local educators, the thirteen biographies completed so far introduce Coloradans of the past to third-graders of the present. The results are both educational and complete: In the two we borrowed to channel our inner eight-year-olds, we’ve already…

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The Mobile Classroom: New nonprofit caters to ill and home-bound students — for free

By Kelsey WhippleSeptember 23, 2011

It took almost losing her job for Sara Woodyard to realize she couldn’t have done enough with it anyway. Facing the end of the probation period that marked the first three years of her work life, Woodyard, a fifth-grade teacher, developed an acute awareness of what budget cuts can mean…

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Denver teachers rewrite history — and their curriculum — with 13 Colorado biographies

By Kelsey WhippleSeptember 22, 2011

Cat DeRose has lived near Little Raven Street for years, but she has Denver Public Schools’ third graders to thank for all that she now knows about its namesake. And later this month, they’ll be able to thank her back. DeRose’s 23-page book, Little Raven, Chief of the Southern Arapaho,…

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Binge drinking: Denver youth drink more than the state and national average

By Kelsey WhippleSeptember 22, 2011

Ask yourself, right now, how often you down five drinks (or more) in a single sitting. Answer honestly. Depending on what you decided, you might be a binge drinker. The good news here is that you’re not alone. The bad news is that Denver’s youth population is joining you…

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Tom Boasberg: Friends of Education org surveys parents about superintendent’s performance

By Melanie AsmarSeptember 19, 2011

Tom Boasberg, Denver Public Schools superintendent, is a much-scrutinized man. In addition to often serving as the target of petitions and publicly aired grievances, he’s also evaluated each year by the school board. This year, the board will present its annual evaluation at a special meeting Thursday at noon. Crafting…

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WeCar: DU sustainable-transportation program surpasses expectations in first week

By Kelsey WhippleSeptember 19, 2011

In the little more than a week since the University of Denver’s most recent sustainability effort began, it has surpassed the national average for early membership. WeCar, a program in which DU partners with Enterprise Rent-A-Car to provide shared rides to students and their neighbors in the area, began September…

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DPS English-language program for parents is back with a goal to reach 5,000 participants

By Melanie AsmarSeptember 16, 2011

Last year, we wrote about a new radio series sponsored by Denver Public Schools to teach English to Spanish-speakers. More than 3,000 tuned in and 220 completed the course. Now it’s returning for another year…

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September school start?: Mom touts petition she’ll present to Denver Public Schools board

By Melanie AsmarSeptember 15, 2011

Tonight, Stacy Davidor Smith will take her crusade to delay the start of public school in Denver until September to the school board (which will also be taking feedback on its proposal to prevent board members’ overspending). Smith plans to present nearly 3,500 signatures gathered on two separate online petitions…

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