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