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MCT is saved from closure after Denver district leaders change their recommendation to close the small Montbello alternative school and its automotive program.

The Denver school board is set to vote Thursday on whether to close alternative Montbello Career and Technical High so it can expand HBCU-style Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy.

The core idea behind policy governance, which the Denver Board of Education has adopted as its operating model, is to keep board members from meddling in day-to-day operations of the

This is not only embarrassing for the district; it has become tedious. And ultimately it’s a massive distraction from the challenges DPS faces. You’d have to be a great deal

“When you’re living in a glass schoolhouse,” I wrote in February, “you probably shouldn’t throw stones.” Sometimes, though, the stone-throwing temptation is simply irresistible.

The start of a new school year is most often a time for hope and enthusiasm.

“I get you trying to protect your employees,” Denver Public Schools board vice president Tay Anderson publicly admonished Manual High School Principal Joe Glover. “But sometimes, grown men gonna have

When word first got out that Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was accused of an “election security breach” one year ago, the press wasted no time jumping on the story.

Partially reversing a controversial policy, the Denver school board returned control to innovation schools over their calendars and other issues.

Denver Public Schools Board of Education president Xóchitl Gaytán is speaking out against two fellow board members who she says verbally attacked her and may be planning to strip her of presidential powers and responsibilities during a Thursday meeting.