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DPS eyes next bond just 11 months after nearly $1 billion package approved by voters
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Denver Public Schools officials are already talking about the next borrowing after Denver voters just approved a nearly $1 billion bond 11 months ago. As previously reported by The Denver Gazette, DPS has grown increasingly dependent on voter-approved borrowing to fund the district’s basic needs. Over the past three decades, voters have approved billions in…
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DPS named felon as interim principal before walking back appointment, raising questions about vetting
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Denver Public Schools central office administrators informed parents in May that Peter Castillo would be the new interim principal at Denver School of the Arts — but they either didn’t know, or failed to disclose, that the retired educator was a convicted felon, The Denver Gazette has learned. Officials with DPS said Castillo, 59, was…
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Judge handling Denver schools’ challenge to ICE policy changes course, sets hearing
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The federal judge overseeing Denver Public Schools’ challenge to the Trump administration’s new policy for immigration enforcement announced on Monday that he will hold a hearing on the district’s request for a restraining order — a seeming about-face from his position just one week ago. The DPS lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem seeks…
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10th Circuit agrees ex-DPS employee failed to prove retaliatory firing
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The federal appeals court based in Colorado agreed last month that a former Denver Public Schools employee failed to show how her termination was connected to her act of speaking out against racial discrimination. Barbara Lindsay worked at Emily Griffith Technical College and participated in the 2019 hiring process for a new school director. She…
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Denverites call on Mayor-elect Johnston to strengthen city partnership with public schools
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With Denver set to change leadership in the coming days, some residents are asking the city government to step up its involvement in public education. Dozens of Denverites met Wednesday evening to discuss local education and the future of the city’s partnership with Denver Public Schools. This was the latest of Mayor-elect Mike Johnston’s 28…
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DPS school board pushes back on school closures
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Denver Public Schools board members were highly critical last week as district administrators presented details of their proposal to close 10 schools at the end of this school year and how they might implement the plan if the board approved it. Some board members said that the decision felt like a done deal to the…
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DPS considers closing 10 schools; JeffCo considers closing 16
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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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Denver Public Schools settles misuse of funds lawsuit
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Denver Public Schools has agreed to pay the federal government more than $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the district misused AmeriCorps funds. The agreement was announced Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. As part of the settlement, the district paid $2,123,811 to the government and agreed to…
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Tay Anderson says he filed defamation lawsuit against sexual assault accusers
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Denver school board member Tay Anderson indicated he filed a lawsuit against several people who accused him of sexual assault earlier this year. Anderson announced the lawsuit Wednesday, saying he is suing Mary-Katherine Brooks Fleming, Dr. Apryl Alexander, Black Lives Matter 5280 and others for $1 million for defamation and civil conspiracy for their roles…
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Major upset for pro-voucher education forces in Douglas County
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With the likely win of four anti-voucher newcomers to the Douglas County school board, the future is bleak for the controversial voucher program instituted by the board in 2011, portending major potential consequences for the voucher movement nationally. Although results are still unofficial, the four newcomers – Kevin Leung, Krista Holtzmann, Christina Schor and Anthony…
