Denver Public Schools

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

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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

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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’

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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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‘If you are a student who is undocumented or a family who is undocumented, we will take care of you,’ DPS board member says

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As President-Elect Donald Trump promises a mass deportation effort — starting in cities like Springfield, Ohio, and Aurora, Colorado — Denver Public Schools (DPS) leaders vow to protect their immigrant students.

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Faced with possible school closures, Denver teachers seek clarity about their jobs

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At lunchtime meetings last week at Denver schools that may close or shrink, teachers were full of questions about their fate: Would educators at the closing schools be guaranteed jobs next year? Would they be able to follow their students to new schools?

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