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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...

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...

Greene: How Denver’s outgoing safety manager earned the nickname “STeflon” O’Malley

Stephanie O’Malley made headlines Monday when her boss, Mayor Michael Hancock, announced she’ll no longer be running Denver’s safety department and that he’s reassigning...

Denver coalition releases step-by-step guide seeking to end school-to-prison pipeline

Denver education and community leaders Thursday launched a how-to guide to help more schools implement “restorative practices,” an alternative to traditional discipline methods that...

Threats, attacks and thrown chairs: DPS fields concerns about effort to...

One 6-year-old Denver student told his pregnant teacher he was going to kick her to kill her unborn baby. A first-grader tried to stab...

A report found black students and teachers in Denver face inequities....

Helping African-American families understand their children’s school choices, offering signing bonuses to prospective black teachers and making student discipline data count in school ratings...

Denver’s safety oversight board blasts Hancock administration’s decision in jail killing...

The board that reviews disciplinary decisions in Denver's Safety Department says it's "extremely troubled" by Mayor Michael Hancock's administration's handling of the officers involved...

Landmark school discipline reform legislation killed by Republicans on Colorado Senate...

A bipartisan attempt to reform how Colorado schools discipline their youngest students died Monday, even after the bill’s sponsors offered amendments to placate rural...

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...

Sheriff’s employee of the month punched inmate posing no threat

  Here we go again. Yet another video of another Denver sheriff’s officer beating an inmate without provocation. The latest shows Deputy Steven Valerio...
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