Author: Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado
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Charter school aimed at Black students misses enrollment target, won’t open in Denver this fall
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A charter elementary school centering Black students won’t open as planned in Denver this fall. 5280 Freedom School did not enroll enough students for next school year, and the Denver school board isn’t considering giving the charter school more time. The refusal is a departure from past practice and emblematic of the increasingly tough outlook…
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Q&A: What families should know about Denver Public Schools’ fall plans
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Fall plans for Denver Public Schools have changed several times this summer, as coronavirus cases went down, then up again. We know it can be hard for families to keep track of it all, so we’ve compiled some questions and answers below. Do you have a question about what school will look like this fall?…
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U-turn: Denver reverts to virtual learning to start the school year
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Denver Public Schools is changing course again on whether to reopen schools next month: The district on Friday said it will now start the school year remotely. Coronavirus cases are on the rise in Colorado, and both teachers and parents expressed serious concerns about students returning to school in person. Denver Public Schools plans to start school Aug. 24…
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Denver releases progress report on steps to better serve Black students
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To improve education for Black students, Denver schools will be required to take a close look at their racial gaps: Are Black students overrepresented in special education? Underrepresented in gifted education programs? If so, why – and how will the school address it? The district now requires these “student data audits” as part of the…
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‘No one predicted a pandemic’: Denver district to ask teachers to give up some raises
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Faced with a $65 million budget shortfall, Denver Public Schools plans to ask teachers to forgo some of the pay raises guaranteed by a hard-won union contract. On Tuesday, the Denver school district sent a letter to the Denver Classroom Teachers Association requesting to reopen their three-year agreement, which the union and district signed after…
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Majority of Denver school board shows support for removing police from schools
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The Denver school board could vote next week on a resolution that would remove police officers from the city’s public schools by the end of 2020. A majority of school board members – four of the seven – showed up in support of the resolution at a press conference Friday morning on the steps of…
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These Colorado school districts are closed March 19 for a teacher rally
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A growing number of Colorado school districts are cancelling classes on March 19, when thousands of teachers are expected to rally at the state Capitol for more education funding. The “Educator Day of Action” starts at 8 a.m. that Thursday, and is being organized by the statewide teachers union, the Colorado Education Association. Teachers held similar…
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Chalkbeat: ‘Lives are at stake’: Students, teachers plead for Denver district to do more in face of rising gun violence
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Five Denver students have died from youth violence, and it’s only halfway through the school year. The increase in violence, felt acutely in the far northeast, has students, teachers, and principals fearing how the conflict is showing up in schools and worried about it escalating. They’re calling on district leaders to do more to keep…
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Denver’s Rosedale school has sat vacant for 15 years. Now someone wants to buy it.
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An organization has expressed interest in buying the Denver school district’s sole remaining shuttered elementary school, Rosedale, and turning it into a private school. Denver Public Schools has not revealed the name of the organization or the details of the offer. But Deputy Superintendent of Operations Mark Ferrandino said the offer has set in motion…
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Denver’s newly elected school board vice president seeks a seat in state legislature
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Jennifer Bacon, who was elected vice president of the Denver school board last week, has announced she’s running for state office but plans to keep her board seat. In addition to representing northeast Denver on the school board, Bacon said she wants to represent District 7 in the Colorado House of Representatives. The district includes…
