Author: Nicole C. Brambila

Denver Public Schools deans have not been unionized for roughly six years. A vote by the Denver School Leaders Association is about to change that. Moira Coogan, the association’s president, said Tuesday that members had approved an amendment to the organization’s contract to include about 95 deans and had notified officials with Denver Public Schools.…

The state awarded nearly $500,000 to Metropolitan State University of Denver to train students in cybersecurity, Attorney General Phil Weiser’s office announced this week. The need for cybersecurity expertise is rapidly growing, but many small Colorado communities lack the budget and workforce to identify and respond to threats.  “With the rising importance of cybersecurity preparedness…

Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero provided a safety update during Thursday’s board of education meeting, outlining the steps taken over the summer to address parental concerns in the aftermath of the shootings at the district’s flagship campus, East High School. Here are four takeaways: The return of armed police officers or “School Resource Officers”…

The Denver Public Schools Board of Education voted 6-1 Thursday to approve Superintendent Alex Marrero’s firing of McAuliffe International Middle School Principal Kurt Dennis. But not without board members sniping at one another. Director Scott Baldermann was the lone dissenting vote. The board voted to accept Marrero’s actions for all the employees, unnamed, in what’s…

The Denver Public Schools Board of Education on Thursday is expected to review and give its stamp of approval for the most recent employee moves – including former McAuliffe International Middle School Principal Kurt Dennis – since the last personnel report. It is unknown, as a personnel matter, how many employees comprise what’s called the…