Denver Public Schools

U.S. Department of Education investigating if Denver Public Schools’ ‘all-gender’ restroom discriminates

The Trump administration’s education department on Tuesday said it is investigating reports that Denver Public Schools converted a girls’ restroom at its flagship high school campus into an “all-gender” facility, calling it “discrimination” against female students.    

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Denver schools Supt. Marrero sets goals to lift test scores, focus on staff retention

By Melanie Asmar | Chalkbeat Colorado Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero has far fewer performance goals this school year. But the goals he does have are more ambitious, he said last month. For example, Marrero wants the share of Denver students in grades 3-8 who meet or exceed expectations on the state literacy test

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Denver Public Schools will need to decide whether to keep or sell seven closed campuses

At the end of this academic year, students at seven schools to be shuttered in Denver will stream out of the hallways, spilling into courtyards and home for the very last time. But what will become of the buildings they leave behind?

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Parent group sues Denver Public Schools over school closure decision, alleging ‘ulterior motive’

Seeking to reverse a recent decision by the Denver school board to close 10 schools, a group of parents sued Denver Public Schools this week, alleging district leaders had an “ulterior motive” for the school closures “of converting public resources to the private market.”

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