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Schools/Education
Front Porch Updates
This month: Park Hill Park Opens; A New ‘People-Focused’ Homeless Campus in Aurora; Denver Mayor Johnston’s 2026 Budget Adopted; New Development in Lowry; Times Up for Drivers with Expired Plates; and DPS SchoolChoice Opens in December.
New Law Takes Cellphones Out of the Classroom
After years of students and teachers navigating varied cellphone rules, a new Colorado law requires school districts to implement straightforward policies for distraction-free learning.
Denver Public Schools Tests K-9 Pilot Program
Fans at sporting events within Denver Public Schools are encountering an extra layer of security this semester: K-9 dogs on duty.
School Board Candidates Make Pitch to Voters at NE Denver Forum
Editor's Note: Candidate Deborah Sims Fard has dropped out of the race. Her name will still appear...
East High School Celebrates 150 Years
Denver’s oldest high school marked its 150th anniversary with a lively celebration on the steps of...
Isabella Bird Selected as DPS Gifted and Talented Magnet School
After a lengthy application process, Denver Public Schools (DPS) has selected Isabella Bird Community School as a magnet site for highly gifted and talented (HGT) students.
‘Very relieved’: Colorado to receive remaining education funds withheld by Trump administration
With the news Friday that the Trump administration plans to release all of the federal education funds that it has withheld from states since July 1, Lake County School District Superintendent Kate Bartlett said it feels like she’s emerging from a time machine.
Students Celebrate Diversity as School Year Ends
Students celebrated their graduation from one of Central Park’s most diverse schools with a multi-cultural party to the rafters. Literally.
A Denver School Celebrates its Namesake on William ‘Bill’ Roberts Day
Joy Roberts was emotional when she talked about her father, William “Bill” Roberts, the namesake of a K-8 school in northeast Denver. It was Bill Roberts Day at the school, and his family was there to help honor the legacy of the man whose name is on the building. Bill Roberts died in 2005 at age 69 after a battle with cancer.
…NE News Updates
This month: Bluff Lake Center Construction Underway; A Large Donation for Denver Museum ; An Honor for the Mosaic Campus; A New Denver Resident Needs a Name; Children’s Hospital Opens New In-Between’ Unit, Openings and Closings, and Denver Public Schools Close for Educator Day of Action.
DPS Seeks Order to Block ICE Raids
On Feb. 12, Denver Public Schools became the first school district in the nation to file for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to immediately stop the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from revoking the “sensitive location status” of schools.
