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These charts show why more Denver schools could soon have too...

As Denver families are pushed out by high housing costs, declining enrollment is emerging as a notable budget issue for the school district, signaling...

Policy vs. practice: Handcuffing of students under review in Denver school...

The chief of safety for Denver’s public schools has vowed to review the use of handcuffs on students, as well as how district safety...

Student and parent groups pushing Denver schools to hire ‘counselors, not...

Against a backdrop of rising youth suicide rates and disproportionately harsh discipline for black and Latino students, Denver teenagers and parents are calling for...

Police are investigating anti-Semitic vandalism at a Denver elementary school

Denver police are investigating an incident in which someone used gasoline on Monday night to burn an anti-Semitic symbol on asphalt near the playground...

A crisis and an opportunity: Inside the fight to save one...

Despite being located in one of the fastest growing parts of the city, a Denver middle school faces an enrollment crisis that threatens its...

Three-quarters of Denver teachers went out on strike, new data shows....

Three-quarters of Denver classroom teachers were absent on the first day of a three-day strike in February, according to attendance numbers obtained through an...

Black student excellence: Denver school board directs district to better serve...

Every Denver public school soon will be required to develop a plan to boost the success of black and African-American students by embracing their...

New Denver teacher contract: We answer the most common questions about...

One reason many Denver educators didn’t like the district’s old ProComp pay system was that it was too complicated and unpredictable. Both sides agree that the...

Jubilation, and some confusion, as Denver schools begin their post-strike recovery

Lupe Lopez-Montoya got the text message at 6:15 a.m. The strike was over, the colleague who’d been keeping her up to speed on news...

Denver’s teacher strike, Day 3: Optimism at the bargaining table, and...

Denver Public Schools administrators and Denver Classroom Teachers Association negotiators have made substantial progress Wednesday, and there’s now a distinct sense of optimism around...
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