Colorado teen flouts school policy, wears Mexican and U.S. flag sash to graduation

The Denver Post (Education) 5/30 4:35A The Associated Press

Naomi Peña Villasano. (Photo courtesy of Naomi Peña Villasano) PARACHUTE A Colorado student barred from wearing a sash representing the flags of Mexico and the United States to her high school...

Denver school board should set district-wide policy on armed police on campuses, says latest DPS...

The Denver Post (Education) 5/26 10:22A Jessica Seaman

Denver’s school board should decide whether to station armed police in the city’s comprehensive high schools and other qualifying campuses, according to a new recommendation by Superintendent Alex Marrero, which is a change from his earlier plan...

Colorado student sues school district that wouldn’t let her wear Mexican flag sash at graduation

The Denver Post (Education) 5/25 9:38A Elizabeth Hernandez

A Western Slope student whose high school and district told her she could not wear a Mexican American sash to her graduation ceremony is suing the school district, school board members, superintendent and principal in federal court. Naomi Peña...

CU Denver students create eco-friendly buildings for scientists in Antarctica

The Denver Post (Education) 5/24 3:37P Micah Smith

A group of University of Colorado Denver students are working on a special construction project for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service that will be utilized in Antarctica. Related Articles...

Douglas County school board revises much-debated equity policy

The Denver Post (Education) 5/24 12:44P Jessica Seaman

A divided Douglas County school board on Tuesday revised the district’s much-debated equity policy, which has been under review after a conservative majority took control of the board last year. The board split 4-2 on its vote to approve the...

Douglas County school board member Elizabeth Hanson resigns during public meeting

The Denver Post (Education) 5/23 2:21P Jessica Seaman

Douglas County school board member Elizabeth Hanson resigned Tuesday evening, stepping down before the board was set to vote on changes to the district s equity policy one of several areas in which Hanson and the conservative majority have had...

Charter school centering Black students misses enrollment target, won’t open in Denver this fall

The Denver Post (Education) 5/23 12:34P Melanie Asmar

A charter elementary school centering Black students won’t open as planned in Denver this fall. 5280 Freedom School did not enroll enough students for next school year, and the Denver school board isn’t considering giving the charter school more...

Colorado’s farm students might get less college aid due to FAFSA changes

The Denver Post (Education) 5/22 7:09A Jason Gonzales

Colorado students whose families own farms or small businesses might not be able to qualify for federal aid for college under revisions that are meant to simplify the complicated form. The updates to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid,...

Takeaways from Jeffco K-8 and middle school enrollment and choice numbers, ahead of school closures

The Denver Post (Education) 5/18 1:53P Yesenia Robles

Jeffco school leaders have said identifying middle schools to close will be more complicated than it was with elementary schools. Related Articles Education | A divided Denver school board votes to increase Superintendent Alex Marrero s pay to...

A divided Denver school board votes to increase Superintendent Alex Marrero’s pay to $305,000 a...

The Denver Post (Education) 5/18 8:01A Jessica Seaman

A divided Denver school board voted Thursday morning to give Superintendent Alex Marrero a 17% raise, increasing his base salary to $305,000. Two members of the Board of Education questioned how the board went about negotiating the new contract....

Denver Public Schools has lacked a safety chief for 6 months amid rising gun violence

The Denver Post (Education) 5/17 7:21A Melanie Asmar

Denver Public Schools has lacked a safety chief for six months as the district grapples with rising youth gun violence and a shooting inside its largest high school . The district attributed a delay in filling the position to several factors,...

Denver school board to vote on new contract for Superintendent Alex Marrero

The Denver Post (Education) 5/16 12:47P Jessica Seaman

Denver’s school board is negotiating a new contract with Superintendent Alex Marrero and is expected to vote on it this week, even as two years remain on his current deal with the district. The negotiations come as Marrero has been in the...

Pac-12 economic threat: New California legislation attempts to redirect operating revenue to...

The Denver Post (Education) 5/16 7:22A Jon Wilner

As the Pac-12’s existential crisis plays out in public, a threat to its economic model is quietly churning through the California state legislature. Assembly Bill 252, also known as the College Athlete Protection Act, aims to create a...

CU Boulder ranked top university in the state, according to CWUR global rankings

The Denver Post (Education) 5/16 6:10A Olivia Doak

The University of Colorado Boulder is ranked the top university in Colorado, according to the 2023 edition of the Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings. CU Boulder placed 37th nationally and 66th globally, according to the...

Denver students displaced by Manual High School’s closure in 2006 get their long-awaited diplomas —...

The Denver Post (Education) 5/15 4:21P Jessica Seaman

Shanita Lewis always hoped to receive a diploma from Denver s Manual High School and, on Monday evening, it finally happened more than a decade after the school temporarily closed and displaced...