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DPS Bond Sale
In good news for the district as it begins to recover its financial bearings, DPS successfully sold a first tranche of the $454 million in bonds approved by voters last fall. The sale of about $150 million worth of bonds by Denver Public Schools … Continue reading
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What can turn DPS around?
DPS Board Vice-President Michelle Moss quoted in Monday’s Denver Post article: “We are turning to charter schools and innovation schools, but even if we serve 10,000 more kids in charters, the vast majority are still in Denver schools that are dramatically … Continue reading
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How to kill innovation
The Denver Post reports that the DPS Board is split on allowing two schools to adopt different practices under the recent School Innovation law. A battle is brewing over two Denver schools that are seeking freedom from a host of state laws … Continue reading
Race to the bottom
In the reflection of Obama’s speech comes a strong editorial from the NY Times with a clear explanation of why national standards are important: The nation has a patchwork of standards that vary widely from state to state and a system under … Continue reading
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School board elections
With Denver’s school board elections inching closer – with at least two open seats and four seats total to be decided – a recent election in Los Angeles may serve as a harbinger: Candidates backed by the teachers union won Tuesday’s contested … Continue reading
Out-of-bounds parents at Bromwell
A remarkable article about Bromwell Elementary’s problem with out-of-boundary parents: A school in one of Denver’s ritziest neighborhoods is asking parents to swear under the threat of perjury that they live within the school’s attendance boundaries in an effort to find people who … Continue reading
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Compensation potpourri
First, a piece in the Denver Post on bonus for principals in DPS: Nearly $1.7 million in bonuses was given to principals and assistant principals in Denver Public Schools last year in a program meant to attract top educators to the urban … Continue reading
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