Category archives for: EdNews Videos
DPS goes back to class
Enrollment in Denver Public Schools is expected this year to top 80,000, the first time since busing was mandated in 1974
PBS’ Merrow on ‘grading schools’
This nine-minute video from the PBS News Hour examines an elementary school in the Bronx suffering from low test scores and poses the question: Do low test scores make a school bad?
One too many years of cuts
Proposed school budget reductions next year may be the cuts that really damage the state’s education system, legislators were told Thursday. Video
Jeffco latest to announce cuts
Expanded – The state’s largest school district proposes to close two schools, cut employee pay by 3 percent and trim two school days
Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp
Wendy Kopp, who launched Teach for America in 1990, spoke in Denver this week about lessons learned over the past 20 years
Video: Emotions high at dueling rallies
Dueling rallies at the state Capitol grew heated Tuesday as people on both sides of the Wisconsin labor showdown vented their feelings
Denver mayoral candidates on education
Seven candidates for Denver mayor talk support – or not – for DPS reforms, Senate Bill 191 and mayoral control of schools. Video
Undocumented student tells her story
Sonia is one of three students who spoke at Wednesday’s press conference at the state Capitol about the impact of her undocumented status. Like the others, the Denver college student did not provide a last name but she talked freely about her status, her high school and college experiences, and her hope for the future. [...]
Michelle Rhee’s next move: Students First
Michelle Rhee talks about leaving D.C., launching Students First, how teaching has changed and why parents need value-added data. Video
