Denver Public Schools
One initiative will give $1,000 bonuses to teenagers who work 100 hours or more this summer and complete financial literacy training.
The contract provision in question has to do with the end of the so-called budget stabilization factor, which withheld funding from Colorado’s K-12 schools.
Outdated zone lines aren't equitable and are limiting the school’s enrollment and course offerings, students say.
The dissolution means the Luminary Learning Network will be the only innovation zone in Denver Public Schools.
DPS hired 64 new international teachers this year, and its goal is to double that number next year.
DPS contrató a 64 maestros internacionales nuevos este año, y su meta es duplicar esa cantidad el próximo año.
The name change is also meant to strengthen the middle school’s connection with Manual High School.
“We want to be a place that has a lab site that’s like, ‘We’ve figured this out. We have a cadre of schools that, in my most aspirational dream, have eliminated the achievement gap,’” one principal said.
In redrawing the maps, the board also considered the racial makeup of the proposed districts.
The board defended its “policy governance” model that limits information requests and funnels communication through the superintendent.
Whether a school is following district discipline rules “is an indicator of the climate of a school,” Superintendent Alex Marrero said.
The Village provides food, mental health support, and more to students. But it’s funded by federal pandemic relief aid called ESSER dollars, which are set to run out this year.
The board was considering a policy that prohibited members from blocking people or deleting comments based on the views expressed.
The guidance is new this spring and comes in response to the influx of newcomer students.
Experts say taking away science or social studies is not the solution to low reading scores.
Screening students, for example, has taken up a lot more time for some teachers.
The report’s recommendations include ones that require cooperation from the city and other organizations.
Más de 3,500 estudiantes inmigrantes se han inscrito en las escuelas públicas de Denver desde que empezó el año escolar, y los centros están cada vez dándoles más servicios a sus familias mientras rehacen sus vidas en Denver.
The Colorado State Board of Education praised the school’s efforts, even though its rating and test scores remained low.
As more than 3,500 migrant students have enrolled in Denver Public Schools since the beginning of the school year, the hubs are increasingly serving their families as they build new lives in Denver.