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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.
Trump Education Department Investigating Denver Public Schools Over All-Gender Restroom at East High
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights announced Tuesday that it is investigating Denver Public Schools for recently converting a girl’s restroom at Denver’s East High School into an all-gender restroom.
NE Denver Families are Hopping On The Bike Bus
MacKenzie Hardt, of Hardt Family Cyclery in Aurora, gives a few safety reminders to students before the group rides together as a “bike bus” to school.
Growing the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
Maile McManis says she founded her business, Sewing with Smiles, when she was 11 years old....
East HS Takes State Championship in Esports
It was finals week at Denver’s East High School and the hallways were busy with students getting to class. Three students took time to step into the spotlight instead. They’re members of the team that became state champions in esports.
