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A Revolution in Denver Schools: A new approach to discipline — “restorative practices” — helps dramatically cut suspensions

Oct 8, 2017

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Donna Bryson

Sometimes a cell is more than a cell. That’s what North High School staff member Lisbeth Vargas discovered after a math teacher gave a student a second warning about using his phone in class. Vargas, whose responsibilities include helping North teachers deal with disruptive students, said she knew two more warnings would mean an in-school…
Ute Council Tree, two centuries old, cedes its place in Western Colorado lore

Aug 26, 2017

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Donna Bryson

On road trips through western Colorado, Ute leader Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk’s family would stop to pay their respects to a cottonwood believed to be more than 200 years old. Their ancestors once gathered in its shade to discuss tribal business. So when Lopez-Whiteskunk heard the Ute Council Tree had been deemed dangerously weakened by age, she…

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