Denver-area schools are training staff what to do if ICE agents show up at their doors

The Denver Post (Education) 1/19 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Superintendent Alex Marrero sent a memo to Denver Public Schools principals last week ahead of President Donald Trump s return to office, offering training about what they and their front-office staff...

Colorado’s public school enrollment continues to fall, but immigrant students are helping fill...

The Denver Post (Education) 1/15 4:00A Jessica Seaman

The surge in immigrants arriving in Colorado last year softened the enrollment decline in the state’s public schools, which for years have been losing students and funding as birth rates fall across the nation. The arrival of thousands of migrant...

Justice Department investigating Douglas County School District’s response to discrimination,...

The Denver Post (Education) 1/10 5:58A Elizabeth Hernandez

Investigators from the U.S. Department of Justice will be in Colorado next week conducting interviews as they probe the Douglas County School District s response to discrimination, harassment and bullying of students based on their race, national...

Simmering dispute among DPS board involves pay issue, allegations of “unprofessional behavior”

The Denver Post (Education) 1/9 1:00A Jessica Seaman

A dispute among Denver school board members that s set to be aired publicly Thursday night follows a year-long attempt by one elected director to receive full compensation for his official duties and incidents he had with at least two senior...

A new Colorado hotline will help parents get their kids back in school after they’ve entered the...

The Denver Post (Education) 12/28 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Michelle Villanueva’s son was just 11 when Douglas County school resource officers handcuffed him and put him in a patrol car, leaving the sixth-grader for two hours before booking the boy, who has autism, into juvenile jail for poking a...

Colorado doesn’t have enough teachers. Here’s how Cherry Creek schools are trying to solve the...

The Denver Post (Education) 12/23 1:00A Jessica Seaman

AURORA Seven children gathered around Amaya Mills as the soon-to-be teacher asked them what activity they wanted to do next. Did they want to read to themselves? Or read with one of their classmates?...

Denver school board considers restricting monthly public comment as it adds community listening...

The Denver Post (Education) 12/19 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Denver s school board is set to decide Thursday whether to further restrict the public s ability to comment in front of the board by reducing the time individual speakers can address the elected directors who govern Colorado s largest school...

Douglas County school board weighs addition of AP African American studies course

The Denver Post (Education) 12/10 1:00A Jessica Seaman

The Douglas County school board is expected to decide Tuesday whether to allow a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies that has drawn pushback from conservatives across the U.S., most notably in Florida, where teachings on...

Douglas County prepares to close schools — and build new ones — as district sees shift in where...

The Denver Post (Education) 12/8 1:00A Jessica Seaman

The Douglas County School District is facing an enrollment paradox: It must close schools with too few students even as it needs to build new ones in growing suburban neighborhoods miles away. District officials say they will close as many as...

Mentors and guidance for teens and beyond are at the heart of Denver-based Save Our Youth

The Denver Post (Education) 12/1 1:00A John Aguilar

The journey from the Central African Republic, via a refugee camp in Cameroon, was challenging enough. By the time she arrived in Denver nearly a decade ago at age 17, Clara Datoloum was thoroughly in...

Trump promised mass deportations. Educators worry fear will keep immigrants’ kids from school.

The Denver Post (Education) 11/27 2:23A Bianca Vazquez Toness

Last time Donald Trump was president, rumors of immigration raids terrorized the Oregon community where Gustavo Balderas was the school superintendent. Word spread that immigration agents were going to try to enter schools. There was no truth to...

These Denver kids’ schools could close. Here’s what they have to say about that.

The Denver Post (Education) 11/20 1:00A Jessica Seaman

One by one, students approached the lectern at a meeting of Denver s school board Monday evening. They ranged from high school seniors to first-graders. Some were so small they needed a stool to reach the microphone. But despite their age and...

Students, parents urge DPS to keep schools open ahead of board’s vote on closure plan

The Denver Post (Education) 11/19 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Students, parents and community members implored Denver Public Schools Board of Education on Monday to keep open seven schools that Superintendent Alex Marrero has recommended closing next year in...

A 14-year-old government whiz is representing Colorado at the 2024 National Civics Bee

The Denver Post (Education) 11/12 1:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

Joseph Drexler, 14, has advice for anyone feeling frustrated or overwhelmed lately by politics, the government and their civic duty. Seek out multiple news sources to learn what s happening in your city, state and country and hear it from...

BVSD, SVVSD look to help teachers use AI while protecting student data

The Denver Post (Education) 11/9 1:00A Amy Bounds

The Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley school districts are working to help teachers harness the power of AI, while keeping student data safe and teaching students how to use the emerging technology...