School Performance Framework (SPF) “stoplight” scores are out for DPS schools, for the first time in two years, and the results are surprising to many in the local community.
DPS Signals Change: SPF Ratings Highlight Equity
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Schools/Education
Letter to the Editor
I am a very satisfied parent at Denver Discovery School and am writing to encourage families to consider this excellent school during the upcoming School Choice process.
PARCC Tests: What Teachers, Principals, DPS and Parents Think
Although media coverage about standardized tests often focuses on opposition to them, local stakeholders in education express near universal approval of the rigorous Common Core standards that the exams assess.
Youth of Color Share Thoughts on Cops and Creating Change
When 16-year-old Jedidiah Johnson, who is African-American, was a freshman in high school, he and some friends were accused of taking his teacher’s Adderall pills from the classroom.
Lockheed Martin Looks to Middle Schoolers for 2030s Mars Journey
Middle school students fill the seats of what could be an ordinary school bus — but as it starts up, the darkened windows become a continuous video screen with images of the Mars landscape passing by.
NE High Schools Offer Many College Prep Options
College-bound high school students have a lot of options to learn about and choose from—and NE Denver students have five good public high schools to choose from.
APS Goal: Middle/High School Campus Next to Stapleton
Aurora Public Schools (APS) wants to establish a middle school/high school campus next to Stapleton on properties fronting 25th Ave. in Aurora.
Find the Immunization Rate at Your School
Starting this fall, parents who opt their children out of shots for personal or religious reasons will have to work a little harder than they have in years past.
DSST’s Bill Kurtz Named to Charter Schools’ Hall of Fame
DSST Public Schools has the best partnership in the country with the public school system, says Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
DPS Board Approves $572M Bond and $56.6M Mill Levy Override for Ballot
Denver voters in November will decide separately on two DPS ballot questions: a $572 million bond and a $56.6 million mill levy override to raise a total of $628.8 million.
New DPS Board Member for NE Rachele Espiritu
With a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and a business that works with community programs to make them more effective, Rachele Espiritu is ready to apply her skills and experience to DPS’ educational issues.
Denver Public Schools (DPS) Appoints New Board Member
Rachele Espiritu has been appointed by board president Anne Rowe to represent northeast Denver, replacing former board member Landri Taylor, until the fall of 2017.
