Author: Nicole C. Brambila
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Former Douglas County Schools superintendent settles unlawful termination lawsuit
Former Douglas County School District Superintendent Corey Wise, who filed an unlawful termination lawsuit against the district and the board of education, has settled his claims for more than $830,000. Wise was fired, without cause, by the school board on February 4, 2022. Wise filed a civil rights complaint claiming he was unlawfully terminated for…
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Jill Biden makes Colorado first stop on Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Tour
Gov. Jared Polis greeted first lady Jill Biden on the steps of the capitol Monday on her first stop to tout the Biden-Harris Administration’s work to create training programs that will better prepare high school and college students for good-paying jobs in the workforce. Before introducing Biden, Polis gave a rundown of some of the…
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DPS board president reprimands Auon’tai Anderson, confirms his claim Denver mayor poised to step in
After three days of denials, Denver Public School Board President Xóchitl Gaytán substantiated Auon’tai M. Anderson’s claim that the Denver mayor was poised to step in with an executive order if the Board of Education failed to act. She did so with a five-page memorandum sent Wednesday to Anderson reprimanding him for disclosing to the…
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Denver Public Schools board votes to reinstate school resource officers after East High shooting
The Denver Public Schools Board of Education Thursday voted unanimously to suspend its ban on armed school resource officers on school campuses and directed the superintendent to devise a long-term safety plan before the end of June. Part of Thursday’s directive instructs Superintendent Alex Marrero to ensure teachers and staff are not using armed police…
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Denver Public Schools to bring police officers back to schools in light of East High shooting
In light of yet another shooting at East High School, the topic of school resource officers from Denver police in schools again moved front and center. In June 2020, the Denver School Board unanimously voted to cut ties with Denver Police, following the murder of George Floyd. But Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero told the Denver…
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Organization raising money to help fleeing Afghans
Kathryn Chovanes started her campaign to evacuate Afghan allies from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in an unlikely place: Twitter. After listening to an National Public Radio interview with an Afghan interpreter who worried he might be abandoned following the U.S. withdrawal, she cried for two days. And then his thought nagged her into action: The U.S. had…
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Denver Public School officials tearfully vote to close three schools
In an emotional special meeting Thursday, the Denver Public Schools Board of Education voted — with tears — to shutter three low-enrollment schools by the end of the academic year, ending months of public speculation and staff uncertainty. The closing schools — Denver Discovery, Mathematics and Science Leadership Academy and Fairview Elementary — were singled…
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Colorado Springs schools cited for math efforts as Polis rolls out initiative to improve student scores
Gov. Jared Polis unveiled proposed legislation Tuesday for a new $28 million initiative to improve student math scores over the next two years. The governor also highlighted the work of 12 schools — including Roosevelt Charter Academy and Chipeta Elementary in Colorado Springs — with a “Math Bright Spot Award” and $50,000 from the federal Governor’s…
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Colorado’s lost lessons from Spanish flu revisited as COVID-19 pandemic turns 3 years old
Americans haven’t learned the lessons from history
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U.S. surgeon general visits Children’s Hospital Colorado to talk about youth mental health crisis
For the hundreds of Denver youths who took to the streets Friday in protest against gun violence in the wake of the shooting death of 16-year-old Luis Garcia, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy had this message: “My heart goes out to you,” Murthy said. “But also, I am so sorry that as a society…