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...

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?...

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...