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What Explains Cordova’s Sudden Departure?

January 1, 2021 / Tracy Wolfer-Osborne / Denver News, People, Schools/Education / 1 Comment

By many accounts, DPS Superintendent, Susana Cordova, was a star, a real Cinderella story—daughter of DPS secretary becomes first bilingual Latina to lead the district.

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Colorado Teacher of the Year

January 1, 2021 / Laurie Dunklee / People, Schools/Education / No Comments

“I’m a nerd—I love to learn and share what I learn. The kids say my enthusiasm is contagious; they get excited when the teacher is excited,” says Gerardo Muñoz, a middle and high school teacher who has been named Colorado’s 2021 Teacher of the Year.

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Northfield High School: Big Campus, Big Goals

December 1, 2020 / Tracy Wolfer Osborne / Central Park, Schools/Education / 1 Comment

Five years ago, Northfield High School was just a vision. The idea was to create an inclusive, diverse, International Baccalaureate-for-all school that would close the achievement gap.

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NE News…

December 1, 2020 / Carol Roberts / Denver News, Development, News Updates, Schools/Education / No Comments

This month: 1) DPS Superintendent Cordova Resigns; 2) East Area Plan Approved Amidst Controversy; 3) Land at Northfield and Central Park Blvds. Sold for Apartments; and 4) McAuliffe International School and Inspire Ele. Teacher Rachel Lamb Recognized for Excellence.

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Mayor Hancock and Former Mayor Peña Send a Statement of Concern about the School Board

December 1, 2020 / Schools/Education / No Comments

Former Mayor Federico Peña and Mayor Michael B. Hancock today sent a statement of their concerns to the members of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education saying, “We do not believe that this dysfunctional board can now attract a more capable superintendent than Susana Cordova…”

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Back-to-School Pandemic-Style

October 1, 2020 / Martina Will, PhD / Schools/Education / No Comments

When McAuliffe shared its hybrid learning plan with parents on back-to-school night September 17, the limits of learning during Covid became clear to many who had fantasized about a return to the traditional school day.

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Getting by with pods—but what is the long term cost?

September 1, 2020 / Martina Will, PhD / Community Issues, Schools/Education / No Comments

What may be the long term implications of pods on public education? In the long term, could it lead to middle class and wealthier parents’ divestment from public schools?

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The ordeal of College during Covid-19

September 1, 2020 / Mary Jo Brooks / Community Issues, National Issues, Parenting, Schools/Education / No Comments

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended many normal routines and traditions, but perhaps nowhere more than the annual fall ritual of heading off for college.

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09.16.20 Cordova briefs press and comments on Cherry Creek HS outbreak

September 2, 2020 / Carol Roberts / Announcements, Schools/Education / No Comments

Wed., Sept. 16, 2020 — Superintendent Cordova says DPS is aiming to keep cohorts small. Cherry Creek HS just put 1,700 students on remote because teachers were in large cohorts and many had to be quarantined after an outbreak at the high school.

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Back to (Home) School

August 1, 2020 / Martina Will, PhD / Community Issues, Families, Schools/Education, State Issues / No Comments

If you were listening carefully on July 17, you could almost hear the city-wide moan as DPS announced its decision to postpone in-person learning until at least after Labor Day.

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