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Students claim assaults, antisemitism present on University of Denver campus
It has been nearly a week since University of Denver officials said they were calling on the pro-Palestinian student encampment to disband, and some students say they feel things outside the encampment have gotten worse.
We met six Denver Online School students at their IRL graduation
As COVID-19 struck, kids through the Denver Public School system went online. Most returned to in-person classes. But hundreds stayed virtual. For them, in-person learning involved too much stress, violence and squandered time. Many went to the Denver Online School, a public middle and high school with the slogan “DO MORE.”
Security audit of Denver schools cost twice the original contract amount
Last year, when Denver Public Schools hired Murphy Robinson to help, among other things, provide strategic, operational and crisis management to the district in the wake of a school shooting that scared and galvanized the community, the contract was not to exceed $150,000. Invoices obtained under the Colorado Open Records...
Woodglen elementary parents frustrated after several teachers won't return
For the last three years, Woodglen Elementary School in Thornton was considered home to 5th grade teacher Shana Martin."It was a family. It was a community," said Martin. "My daughter goes there, my kids have gone there, and it's a school that means a lot to me."Martin says now she feels like the administration and the Adams 12 Five Star School District have turned their back on teachers like her."I was a probationary teacher because I've only been there for less than three years, and probationary teachers they don't really need a reason, they can just non-renew your contract," said...
Eighth grader from Westminster survives first day of national spelling bee
An eighth grader from Westminster will be Colorado's queen bee for another day. Thirteen-year-old Aditi Muthukumar made it through the first three rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Tuesday after she correctly spelled “nyctinasty,” which is what a plant does when it folds its petals or leaves together at night.
This student didn’t think he was college material. Then his immigrant family inspired him.
Leer en español.Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.When Elmer Hernandez graduated from his Aurora high school in 2018, he had no plans to go to college. He didn’t feel smart enough, he says.But this month, he graduated from the Community College of Aurora, and plans to attend CU Denver in the fall to finish a bachelor’s degree in computer science. And over the past year, Hernandez — the child of immigrants — worked on two major projects at his community...
GDC visits Challenge to Excellence Charter School for STEAM summer fun activities
As kids are getting ready for summer break, have you thought about how to keep them busy over the summer? GDC’s Chris Tomer stopped by ‘Challenge to Excellence Charter School’ where their Stem Director showed us a few easy and fun ways to use science and keep the kids engaged this summer, and one of them includes making ice cream in a bag!
DU’s community voices concerns for custodians
On April 22, the university announced that it would subcontract the entirety of its custodial division to work for Sodexo on June 30. The university’s 120+ custodial workers, many of whom have worked at the university for decades, will be let go on June 30. If they choose, they may go through a process and accept a position with Sodexo.
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