LEAP a big step for teachers in DPS
Backers are banking on LEAP, Denver’s pilot teacher evaluation program, to represent a substantive shift in the way teachers are reviewed and professionally supported.
Commentary: At graduation, a parent reflects
Elisa Cohen, A North Denver parent, looks back on the long, winding path through a variety of schools and home-schooling to her daughter’s high school graduation.
Commentary: How Denver looks from Memphis
A Memphis TV station gives Denver high marks for the Denver Plan and turnarounds. Watch and see if you think they got it right.
State investigating two Denver schools
State officials today began investigating possible cheating at two Denver schools, including the much-lauded Beach Court Elementary.
Commentary: Help tackling the Common Core
Faced with the not-so-user-friendly Common Core State Standards, a literacy coach offers suggestions to daunted teachers.
Commentary: The self-fulfilling prophecy of “special ed”
A doctoral student reflects back on her elementary school days and considers herself lucky not have been labeled “special ed.”
Rural districts get innovative about health
The head of a Colorado foundation went to Washington to share innovative health and wellness programs used by rural schools.
Monday Churn: The places they’ll go
Graduations kick off today in Denver Public Schools, where the Denver Scholarship Foundation is announcing a record number of awards
