Landri Taylor newest DPS board member

Landri Taylor, head of the Denver Urban League, has been named to fill the vacant seat on the Denver school board.

Landri Taylor, head of the Denver Urban League, has been named to fill the vacant seat on the Denver school board.

The percentage of Colorado children living in poverty continues to rise, but there are bright spots in the 2013 Kids Count report.

Taking away recess as a punishment is a time-honored practice at many Colorado schools, but opponents say it’s counterproductive in light of childhood obesity.

Taggart Hansen has pulled out of consideration for a seat on the Denver school board, leaving Landri Taylor and Antwan Jefferson.

About 35 sixth-graders at DSST Stapleton learned some hard lessons about cheating last month.

DPS board President Mary Seawell will pick the next Northeast Denver board member after the board failed to reach consensus Thursday.

The DPS board was hit with a civil rights complaint Thursday for excluding Latinos from a board vacancy finalists list.

Updated – The Douglas County school board unanimously chose Carrie Mendoza, a Dougco mom and ER doctor, as the newest board member.

Many Colorado school districts have taken a fresh look at security measures and emergency response plans since the shooting at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary.

The second person in less than a week declares candidacy for the Denver school board, eight months before the election.