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This Hispanic Heritage month, Denver7’s Anne Trujillo moderates a conversation about representation, identity, opportunity and more with several leaders from Denver’s Latino community.
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Dr. Alex Marrero, who was chosen by Denver Public Schools to be its new superintendent, speaks to South High School students after a press conference announcing his appointment on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.
Updated: 12:58 p.m.
The Denver Public Schools Board chose Alex Marrero as its new superintendent Wednesday. Marrero will inherit a number of challenges beyond overseeing a large, diverse urban school district with more than 92,000 students in 207 schools and over 14,000 employees.
“This is a dream come true,” Marrero, 38, told a group of students following a Wednesday press conference outside of South High School. “I hope to retire from here.”