Author: By MELANIE ASMAR Chalkbeat Colorado
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Denver Public Schools names Alex Marrero as superintendent finalist
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The Denver school board whittled the pool of finalists for superintendent of Denver Public Schools from three to one Wednesday when it named Alex Marrero, a school district administrator in suburban New York, the sole finalist for the job. The seven-member board is expected to vote on the hire in June. Marrero served as interim…
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Denver school board declines to expand autonomous innovation zones — for now
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Two Denver schools will not be allowed to join innovation zones — at least not right now — after the school board denied their applications to enter agreements that would afford them more autonomy and flexibility. Board members say they’re in the midst of a monthslong process of evaluating innovation schools and zones, nicknamed the…
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Denver teachers union elects lead strike negotiator as president
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Denver teachers union members have elected a new president, their second in the two years since the union went on strike for higher wages and a different pay structure. Rob Gould served as the union’s lead negotiator during the strike. He’s a special education teacher who works as a peer observer, giving feedback to other…
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In her first year, Denver Superintendent Susana Cordova tried to find common ground in a divided district
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Susana Cordova’s first year as superintendent of Denver schools was marked by what one observer called a “torrent of change.” A month after she took office last January, the Denver teachers union went on strike for the first time in a quarter century. To pay for the raises teachers won, Cordova in March slashed more than 200 positions from the…
