Denver Public Schools begins paying elected board members under 2021 state law

The Denver Post (Education) 5/11 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Denver Public Schools has paid President Xóchitl “Sochi” Gaytán more than $10,000 for her work on the elected Board of Education since last year, making the district one of the first in Colorado to pay directors after a new state law allowed such...

Aurora Public Schools board selects Michael Giles Jr. as superintendent

The Denver Post (Education) 4/28 3:31P Kieran Nicholson

The Aurora Public Schools Board of Education on Thursday night selected Michael Giles Jr. as the sole finalist to be the district s next superintendent. Michael Giles (Provided by Aurora Public...

Evergreen High School Graduation Class of 2023

Greenwood Village BubbleLife iReporter 4/17 10:13A Danny Skelly

Evergreen High School Graduation 2023 Excitement is building at Evergreen High School as the Class of 2023 prepares to graduate and start the next chapter of their lives. This year's graduation ceremony promises to be a memorable event, filled...

Three Cherry Creek School District teachers died over the weekend

The Denver Post (Education) 4/13 3:59A Bruce Finley

Three Cherry Creek School District teachers died over the weekend, one from a suspected case of bacterial meningitis , district officials confirmed Thursday. Two of the teachers worked at Eaglecrest High School, which was closed Wednesday to...

Contact tracing begins after two Eaglecrest High School teachers die, one suspected of having...

The Denver Post (Education) 4/12 12:04P Jacob Factor

After two teachers died at Eaglecrest High School, one of whom died of symptoms associated with bacterial meningitis , Arapahoe County health officials are beginning contact tracing efforts to mitigate any public risk of infection. In a letter...

Eaglecrest High School cancels classes Wednesday after teacher dies of suspected bacterial...

The Denver Post (Education) 4/11 2:23P Denver7

Eaglecrest High School canceled classes Wednesday and other school activities starting Tuesday after the death of a teacher over the weekend who passed away from symptoms consistent with bacterial meningitis. In a letter sent to parents and...

East High shooting spotlights tenuous balance between school safety, “moral obligation” to educate...

The Denver Post (Education) 4/9 2:00A Jessica Seaman, Elizabeth Hernan

The shooting inside Denver’s largest high school last month by a student who administrators had been checking daily for weapons raises a stark question: How do you balance a child s right to an...

In test of Colorado law, two lawsuits seek to hold school districts responsible for failing to stop...

The Denver Post (Education) 3/26 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Amber Harford’s son was in gym class at his Grand Junction middle school when a group of students attacked him. One of his classmates struck the 13-year-old on the back of his head so hard he fell to the ground and vomited. Less than a month...