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DPS Board Hires Counselor To Help Heal Rift Between Reformers, Union-Backed Members

The Denver Post | Jeremy P. Meyer | Posted 12.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: DPA School Board, DPS Board, DPS Drama, Education Reform, Denver Public Schools, Teachers Union, Denver News

A Denver marital therapist has been hired to work with school board members after a tumultuous Monday meeting exposed deep rifts among the new board a...

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Denver Public School Board Meeting Turns Testy As Reform Measures Pass

Education News Colorado | Nancy Mitchell | Posted 12.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Tom Boasberg, Denver School Board, Andrea Merida, Michelle Moss, Denver Public Schools, Dps, Denver News

Denver Public Schools' board members narrowly approved turnaround plans for six of its lowest-performing schools in a Monday meeting marked by the thr...

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Mrs. Obama, What About Our Boys?

Jessica Corry | Posted 11.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: Girls, Lisa Jackson, Michelle Obama, Hilda Solis, Kathleen Sebelius, Susan Sarandon, Fran Drescher, Parenting, Denver Public Schools, Feminism, Dps, Denver News

As Michelle Obama touched down in Denver to promote her efforts to connect students with mentors, she declined to invite one population that could most benefit: our city's neglected boys.

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Bold Move, Big Risk

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 11.11.2009 | Denver

Read More: Public Schools, School Reform, Dps, Education, KIPP Charter Schools, Education Reform, Denver Public Schools, Charter Schools, Ana Tilton, Denver News

In a fascinating and audacious move, Denver Public Schools is proposing that new charter schools housed in district buildings become neighborhood schools.

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Public School Fraud: Denver School Creates 'Dummy Classes' To Give Appearance Of Higher Enrollment

The Denver Channel | Russell Haythorn | Posted 11.06.2009 | Denver

Read More: School Fraud, Colorado School Fraud, Denver Public Schools, Dummy Classes, Contemporary Learning Academy, Denver News

DENVER -- The Denver Public School District has launched an internal investigation after 7NEWS started asking questions about potential fraud. At issu...

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Bad Dreams Needn't Come True

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver

Read More: Mapleton, Colorado Politics, Arne Duncan, Race to the Top, Denver Politics, Education Reform, Denver Public Schools, Greeley Colorado, Denver Election, Denver News

If there’s one overriding lesson from last night’s school-related elections along Colorado’s Front Range, it’s that voters in some districts are not happy with the status quo.

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It's Wednesday Night, What Meeting Am I in?

Chantal Unfug | Posted 10.29.2009 | Denver

Read More: Government, Parks and Recreation, Community Organizing, Denver Parks, La Alma Neighborhood Denver, Denver Public Libraries, Public Libraries, Denver Public Schools, Byers Library, Outdoor Exercise, Outdoors, Denver News

At the discussion about the Byers Library, or the session about Lake Middle School, the anger was the same, the distrust of the bureaucracy was the same, and the total exasperation was the same.

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For DPS, History Bites Back

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 10.28.2009 | Denver

Read More: Education Reform, Denver Public Schools, Tom Boasberg, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Manual High School, School Reform, Small-Schools, Michael Bennet, Dps, Denver News

As Denver Public Schools struggles to pursue a consistent reform strategy, the district is encountering a multitude of obstacles, including repercussions from its history of failure.

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Denver Teachers Union Chief Takes Lays Out Issues With DPS Plan

Westword | Michael Roberts | Posted 12.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Tom Boasberg, Teachers Union, Charter Schiools, Michael Bennet, Denver Public Schools, Csap, Denver, Denver Teachers Union, Denver Teachers Association, Denver News

The 2009 Denver Plan developed by Denver Public Schools pins a lot of blame for the district's shortcomings on teachers -- the very teachers who agree...

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Denver Public Schools Chief: District Needs To Focus On More Effective Teachers

The Denver Post | http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13449207 | Posted 11.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Tom Boasberg, Denver Teachers, Teachers, School Reform, Colorado, Michael Bennet, Denver Public Schools, Denver, Race to the Top, Denver News

Fixing what still troubles Denver Public Schools will require highly effective teachers in each of the district's 4,000 classrooms, Superintendent Tom...

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Tough Questions, No Answers

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 11.29.2009 | Denver

Read More: Cesar Chavez Schools Netwok, Denver Public Schools, Charter Schools, Metropolitan State College of Denver, College Adminssions, Education Reform, Denver, Denver News

Why are charter schools run the way they are? What about entire school districts?

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Denver Public School Teachers Approve Decrease In Pay Raises

The Denver Post | Jeremy P. Meyer | Posted 11.29.2009 | Denver

Read More: Public Education, Teacher Pay Cuts, Denver Teachers, Denver Public Schools, Teachers Union, Denver News

Denver teachers overwhelmingly approved a revised contract that gives them a 2.5 percent cost-of-living raise plus they would receive a 1.65 percent s...

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Denver Public Schools: Only 9 Out Of 140 Schools Rank High

The Denver Post | Jeremy P. Meyer | Posted 11.18.2009 | Denver

Read More: Tom Boasberg, Denver Public Schools, Denver, John Hickenlooper, DPS, Denver News

Only nine of 140 schools received the top ranking in Denver Public Schools' districtwide annual performance assessment. DPS on Thursday released the ...

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Romanoff, Ritter Discussed Deal For Lieutenant Governor's Seat

The Denver Post | Mike Riley | Posted 10.20.2009 | Denver

Read More: Lietenant Governor, U.S. Senate, Evan Dreyer Floyd Ciruli, Andrew Romanoff, Barabara O'Brien, Michael Bennet, Denver Public Schools, Bill Ritter, Democratic Primary, Denver News

Andrew Romanoff set his sights on a race for the U.S. Senate only after the breakdown of several months of backroom negotiations with Gov. Bill Ritter...

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Denver School Board Elections Draw National Attention

The Denver Post | Jeremy P. Meyer | Posted 09.02.2009 | Home

Read More: Denver School Board, Stand for Children, Denver Public Schools, Denver School Board Elections, Grassroots Education Reform, Home News

Denver's school board election typically attracts little attention. But this November's election could tip the balance of the seven-member board, and...

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