Pro-voucher group joins Dougco fight
A national pro-voucher group filed legal documents Tuesday to defend the Dougco voucher pilot on behalf of four families participating in the plan
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23 BEST bids advance
Nearly two dozen applications for cash grants have been “short listed” by the state Capital Construction Assistance Board, meeting to weigh 2011-12 BEST applications
Dougco board approves ‘voucher charter’
Douglas County school board members on Monday approved the state’s first charter serving up to 500 voucher students this fall
Union suit: DPS abuses innovation
More DPS innovation schools may be proposed but the Denver teachers union has filed a lawsuit to stop at least some of them
Parents urge DPS to end herbicide use
A group of parents Monday asked members of the Denver school board to rethink district policy of spraying chemical herbicides on school lawns.
Summer ripening in school gardens
You might think school gardens are dormant now but there’s lots of growth, from serving more ‘food deserts’ to two DPS schools becoming farms
Streamlined DPS enrollment in works
Denver Public Schools plans to ask all students to choose their schools, and charters will be part of the new system.
Monday Churn: Key week for DPS
The Denver and Douglas County school boards face important decisions this week, and BEST grant applicants will learn if they make the cut
More DPS schools seek innovation status
Six more Denver schools are seeking innovation status – if approved, they’ll bring the total number of DPS innovation schools to 19
Thursday Churn: Discouraging stats
Numbers of homeless students and of kids eligible for free and reduced-price lunches continue to rise in Colorado. Plus more news & links
