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DPS’ celebration doesn’t match the data
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Denver Public Schools is seeing green — literally. As Superintendent Alex Marrero hailed the district’s new “accredited (green)” rating as “a significant milestone” last week, he asked teachers to wear green and even changed the district’s website’s color scheme to match. But there are lies, damned lies and statistics. And nobody has this down better…
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Ban on corporal punishment in Colorado schools advances to Polis’ desk
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An effort to prohibit corporal punishment in Colorado schools and child care centers passed its final vote on Tuesday. The legislation now only needs the governor’s approval to become law. If signed by Gov. Jared Polis, House Bill 1191 would ban willfully causing physical pain to a child as punishment by employees and volunteers in public schools,…
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Colorado Springs lawmakers clash over banning corporal punishment in schools | FOCUS ON THE SPRINGS
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Rep. Regina English’s bill to prohibit corporal punishment in schools and child care centers cleared the House this week – but not before she battled it out with fellow lawmakers from the Colorado Springs delegation. If passed into law, House Bill 1191 would ban willfully causing physical pain to a child as punishment by employees…
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Colorado Senate unanimously OKs reducing license requirements for school therapists
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In 23 years of teaching, Stephanie Smith has attended 20 funerals of students. Smith said a few of the students died by an accidental overdose or car crash, but the vast majority died from the same thing: suicide. This year alone, Smith said three students have committed suicide at Boulder High School where she teaches,…
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DPS, transit union agree to raise wages for bus drivers and maintenance workers
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Denver Public Schools unionized transit workers will receive a substantial raise over the next three years as part of an agreement announced Thursday between the district and Amalgamated Transit Union. Bus drivers who are part of the union will receive a 17.5% increase in their hourly wage, which will increase starting wages to $24. Unionized…
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DPS considering closures and consolidation due declining enrollment
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During an executive session Thursday night, Denver Public Schools heard recommendations on how the district should identify schools for consolidation. No schools were identified by name, however, the district has been considering closures and consolidation due a decline in enrollment that began district-wide in 2019, according to the presentation. There has been a steady decline…
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Colorado House approves scaled-back effort to eliminate lead in water at schools, daycares
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A bill to crack down on lead-contaminated drinking water in Colorado schools and daycares passed the state House Wednesday, but only after significant revisions narrowed the scope of the legislation. As drafted, House Bill 1358 would have required schools and child care facilities to install filters on all drinking water sources, provide bottle filling stations…
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Polis opposes proposed charter school federal grant changes
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has publicly and loudly opposed proposed changes to federal rules that could make it harder for charter schools to get start-up grants. Polis, a Democrat who founded a charter network in Colorado in 2004, wrote a three-page letter to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona earlier this month listing several concerns. Polis’…
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Poll says support for teachers’ unions collapses, union official contests findings
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Public regard for teachers’ unions took a nosedive in a survey that shows Coloradans strongly supporting parents having more say in their children’s education. The poll, commissioned by Ready Colorado, a pro-school choice that supported a slew of contenders that ran opposite union-backed school board candidates in the last round of school board…
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Rally draws protesters to Douglas County School District building
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Over 100 protesters lined the sidewalks around the Douglas County School District building Thursday with signs, flags and banners to protest the school board majority’s alleged conspiracy to force out superintendent Corey Wise. The district canceled Thursday classes after many teachers submitted absences as part of the protest organized by the Douglas County Federation, the…
