Tag: students
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Reverberations felt through communities as Denver Public Schools’ board proposes school closures
The Denver Public Schools Board of Education recently announced a proposal to close seven area schools due to declining enrollment, among other reasons.
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An eighth-grader gives us a glimpse of a brighter politics ahead | Vince Bzdek
I saw the best speech of the 2024 election season so far last week, and it was given by a pint-sized eighth-grader from a tiny school in Buena Vista. “A huge problem in the state of Colorado is that students are unenthusiastic about their education, as shown by the fact that 31% of students are…
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40th annual DPS Shakespeare Festival brings out performers of all ages
Denver Public Schools annual Shakespeare festival paraded over a small section of downtown Friday morning.
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Former principal, safety specialist, reflect on Columbine 25 years later
Former Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis and Jeffco student safety head, Jeff Pierson, met with members of the media to talk about the evolving threats in schools and lessons from Columbine.
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Skills Academy teaches trades to special needs students
After Randee Van Ness discovered her special needs children’s instructor was picking them up late, dropping them off early and not teaching them anything, she decided to take matters into her own hands. Van Ness founded the Skills Academy that takes special needs students and trains them in vocational trades among other life skills such…
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What if you’d rather have your kid at home? Local online academies provide statewide opportunities
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save School might look a little different for some families as Colorado enters a new stage of the pandemic. On July 3, Gov. Jared Polis’ office celebrated a milestone in Colorado’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic as the state met President Joe Biden’s July 4 deadline…
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What if you’d rather have your kid at home? Local online academies provide statewide opportunities
School might look a little different for some families as Colorado enters a new stage of the pandemic. On July 3, Gov. Jared Polis’ office celebrated a milestone in Colorado’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic as the state met President Joe Biden’s July 4 deadline for 70% of the state’s population to be inoculated with…