Author: Angela Engel
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‘It’s time to stop turning over schools — and turn over the Denver school board’
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It’s time to vote out the Denver Public School board and vote in a new slate committed to kids and community. Since 2005, the DPS leadership has adopted a free-market business model in governing public education. Under the guise of quality control, neighborhood schools serving the most vulnerable populations have been closed, veteran educators have…
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Engel: Understanding the difference between today’s school board candidates
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I grew up in Denver Public Schools, for the most part. My elementary school was Brown, located in what is now named “The Highlands.” The school had the same principal for 30 years. In middle school, I thought I might get a better education in private school. so I asked my parents if I could…
