Tag: denver public schools
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EDITORIAL: When school spending grows the front office
Contrary to public perception, Colorado’s public schools are receiving more money than ever. Average per-pupil funding has increased 27% in just four years despite declining enrollment. Yet, rather than ensuring those resources go into classrooms, districts are padding bureaucracy at the expense of students. That’s the upshot of a new report from the nonpartisan Common…
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Parent group accuses DPS of racketeering in challenge to school financing structure
The parent advocacy group that previously accused Denver Public Schools of financial misconduct in court documents has escalated its claims, alleging the district engaged in racketeering through its bond and lease-financing structures. Mamás de DPS filed a complaint in Denver District Court on Tuesday, accusing district officials of violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act.…
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DPS board extends Kaiser health contract one year, restarts bidding process
Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero declined to endorse his staff’s recommendation to award Motiv Health and UnitedHealthcare a three-year contract during Thursday’s board meeting. The staff recommendation came after Kaiser Permanente — which has held the contract for more than five decades — was outbid last year by three other insurers. Marrero cited “interference”…
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Colorado sees record early applications for universal preschool
Early preschool applications for the upcoming school year are breaking records for a program with 42,862 4-year-olds enrolled statewide. As of Monday, the program had received 12,886 applications. “Investing in high-quality early education is one of the most effective ways we can support children, families and the long-term strength of our state,” Lisa Roy, executive director…
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Federal judge rejects DPS’ attempt to obtain 9News sourcing documents in First Amendment case
A federal judge rejected Denver Public Schools’ attempt on Monday to obtain documents from 9News related to its interview with a former principal who alleges his termination amounted to a constitutional violation. At the same time, the attorney for plaintiff Kurt Dennis admitted that Dennis did, in fact, provide documents to the outlet showing a…
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EDITORIAL: DPS’ fiscal affairs amount to fuzzy math
A fresh audit of Denver Public Schools revealed a startling reality: Colorado’s largest school district owes more in long-term debt than it owns in assets. As The Denver Gazette reported last month, the 2024-25 fiscal year audit revealed DPS carries $4.07 billion in long-term liabilities — far greater than the district’s assets and many times…
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School board elections flip numerous seats across Colorado in favor of union-backed candidates
Unlike recent school board elections in Colorado, the 2025 coordinated elections sent a clear message in favor of progressive-minded candidates. School districts as large as Denver Public Schools and as small as Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 in the Four Corners will welcome new members backed by local teachers unions to their boards of education, who will replace…
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D-49’s board of education discusses new facility-use policy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save School District 49’s board of education discussed a new district policy that would maintain segregation of district facilities based on biological sex during their regular meeting Thursday night. The proposed policy JBAA would establish clear guidelines to separate toilet, locker room and shower facilities between…
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Denver school board shifts public comment to before agenda is posted
Marathon meetings with lengthy public testimony prompted the Denver school board to move community input to workshops held weeks before regular meetings — before even an agenda is published. Take the workshop meeting Thursday. The notice said, in part: “Public comment will now be divided into two sections — one limited to action items scheduled…
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Judge handling Denver schools’ challenge to ICE policy changes course, sets hearing
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…