Students rally for DREAM Act
Students, public officials and other supporters rallied in Denver Monday to urge congressional passage of the DREAM Act.
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Opinion video: Youth critique, praise new non-profit
Summit 54, a new non-profit started by an Aspen hedge fund manager, aims to help “academically motivated” eighth graders attending sub-par high schools in Denver and Chicago make it to college and graduate. See this blog post for a detailed description of the program and a conference taking place this week.
LA’s Cortines speaks his mind
Ramon Cortines talks about lessons learned in 50 years in public education, from teacher to superintendent, and he pulls no punches. Video
A breakthrough and lingering tensions on DPS board
Members of the finance and audit committee of the Denver Public Schools’ board of education met Sept. 7 to talk about lingering questions about the district’s 2008 pension transaction.
Opinion video: A teacher’s take on turnarounds
Sabrina Stevens Shupe, who blogs about her experiences and frustrations with education on her Failing Schools blog, created this video from a PowerPoint presentation she made for the recent Teachers’ Letters to Obama electronic roundtable discussion on school turnarounds. Shupe, who taught in Denver Public Schools, allows Education News Colorado to cross-post some of her [...]
NEA kicks off national tour in Denver
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel highlights Denver’s teacher-led school and a district-union partnership to overhaul teacher evaluation. Video
Video: State project aims to improve teaching
State officials Monday officially kicked off a project designed to better coordinate efforts to improve educator effectiveness statewide.
Tell Your Story workshop unleashes creativity
Fifty middle and high school students from the Boulder Valley School District participated in the Tell Your Story! Workshop in the new Visual Arts Center at CU Boulder between July 19 and 29. The students spent each day exploring the stories that make up their lives through writing, 3D sculptures, pottery, digital art, and other [...]
