Education

Parents have been left angry and confused after an incident on a Denver Public Schools bus last week.

“As a student in Denver, I’m amazed that arming teachers is even being discussed.”

Why is a top official in the Colorado’s cash-strapped public university system leading the charge against more funding for higher education?

As the mother of three, I’m so glad that free full-day kindergarten is finally on the way this fall — not just for my kids, but for every kid in Colorado.

DPS is okay with 35 kids in an elementary school class.

The Denver Public Schools Department of Safety practiced a mock school shooting scenario to prepare for the worst.

CSU’s inclusive language guide has blown up in right-wing media.

As Democratic presidential candidates debate “busing,” many Americans are revisiting the era when their cities desegregated schools by sending students to other neighborhoods each day. Those cities included Denver, where schools were shaped by crosstown busing for decades, until 1995. At first, families could choose to participate in a voluntary busing program.

Padres & Jóvenes Unidos, a grassroots community nonprofit that focuses on racial justice in education, is launching an offshoot that will focus directly on electoral politics.

Mark Kennedy answered every question, no matter how uncomfortable.

The associate professor has been at DU law school the longest but is paid the least.

Handcuffs can still be used on middle and high school students.

Only two public high schools in Colorado make the top ten.

Despite the black student’s insistence that he was not responsible, the teacher told the black student to clean it up.

The university has lowered its estimate of participants to around 800.

The daughter of a Columbine victim honored with an ESPY is a supporter.

Jessica Roe alleges that the school board didn’t listen with an open mind.

The run annually attracts thousands of drunken revelers who strip to their underwear.

Mark Kennedy’s contract is only for three years, after which opponents hope he’ll be ousted.

The accounts of supporters and detractors of Natalie Pramenko could not be more different.

Two regents say they’ll vote against Kennedy, while another went nuclear in pledging his support.

The four-year graduation rate last year for Native American students was 54 percent, far below the district average of 70 percent.