alex marrero
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DPS considers closing 10 schools; JeffCo considers closing 16
A slew of metro area elementary and middle schools are facing closure as districts grapple what leaders say is crippling low enrollment at some facilities, although the proposals have seen pushback from community members who say there are better solutions and districts need to provide more transparency. The school boards for Denver Public Schools and…
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DPS: Marrero gives update on school closures, consolidations
Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero provided an update regarding school closures and consolidations within the district on Thursday during a monthly board of education meeting. Marrero announced the advisory committee members had been chosen and will be named at a later date. The committee is made of 33 members of all different backgrounds, demographics…
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Enrollment declines could lead to DPS schools closing, consolidating
Denver Public Schools is considering closing and consolidating some schools as district enrollment continues to decline. Denver students stage walkout over COVID-19 concerns Superintendent Alex Marrero said during a board of education meeting Thursday that the decline in elementary level students began in 2015 and is an indicator for the future. When students go elsewhere,…
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Denver students stage walkout over COVID-19 concerns
Students at two Denver schools walked out of class on Thursday morning to express their concerns over the district’s COVID-19 regulations. Students at Denver North and Thomas Jefferson high schools staged the walkout just before 10 a.m., one week after a student’s petition called for the district to change its COVID-19 rules. Colorado’s omicron wave…
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Colorado teachers say this school year is the most stressful of their career
After months of distance and hybrid learning, this school year looked to be more normal. Teachers were feeling optimistic about resuming in-person learning and getting away from Zoom or Microsoft Teams. They were ready to see the smiles and hear the laughs in the hallway between classes and return to something that felt “normal.” But…