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Video: Yes! Magazine’s optimistic take on bankruptcy and student loan debt

Fresh out of college, you're burdened with loans. "You didn't land that dream job. You're struggling to make ends meet. But the interest just keeps...

Metro Chamber of Commerce: Raise Denver sales tax to fund higher education

Today the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce officially threw its support behind the citywide ballot initiative to raise public funds for college scholarships. For the...

Recall-backed Jeffco school board candidates skip conservative forum

The conservative majority on Jeffco's School Board defended its record at a candidate forum Monday night, while the candidates vying to oust them played...

Denver City Council sends higher-education tax hike to voters

Denver City Council members agree higher education costs too much in Colorado and that state and federal lawmakers have failed to take care of...

DPS looks toward Cheltenham Elementary’s future after clearing resigned principal of wrongdoing.

Friday, Cheltenham Elementary School principal Kalpana Rao resigned after a months-long tangle with parents who accused her of forcing children to eat on the...

Cheltenham Elementary principal resigns

Dr. Kalpana Rao, the embattled Denver Public School's Cheltenham Elementary principal, has resigned. Rao was criticized by families and Padres & Jovenes Unidos for having...

Jeffco Board of Ed recall’s on; campaigns are heating up

This article was updated August 27. The recall for three controversial Jefferson County School Board members is on. This week, Jefferson County Clerk and...

Back-to-school jitters: Cheltenham principal and parents speak as investigation looms

Denver public school Cheltenham Elementary principal Kalpana Rao held a last-minute Thursday press conference to apologize for not understanding parents' concerns that their children...

Reader’s view: Cheltenham teacher rejects embattled principal’s apology

Several weeks ago, Nat Stein of The Colorado Independent broke a story about a group of Latino parents who organized to oust Cheltenham Elementary principal...

Embattled Cheltenham Elementary principal apologizes: “I still have a lot to learn”

Principal Kalpana Rao of Cheltenham Elementary in west Denver wrote a letter to the community on Friday in response to the ongoing efforts by some parents...
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