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In split vote, Denver school board approves closure of Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy will close at the end of the school year after the Denver school board voted 4-2 Thursday to shutter it. The high school, which was modeled on historically Black colleges and universities, has just 24 students this year . Board Vice President Monica Hunter and member John Youngquist voted no. Hunter, a former Denver teacher who works for the statewide teachers union, asked about pausing the vote until an agreement granting concessions to teachers at the school could be finalized. Superintendent Alex Marrero said the school district was done negotiating. He said the two sides verbally agreed on a $1,000 payment to the teachers, plus protections for international teachers with work visas. Marrero said the district rejected other requests. Hunter said those included giving non-tenured teachers two paid days off to interview for other jobs. “The rationale is this is precedent setting,” Marrero said, “and potentially we have some more (school) consolidations coming, and it would not behoove us
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Signing Day: Eaglecrest track star Zenobia Witt reveals commitment at ceremony
AURORA | Zenobia Witt wanted a little mystery about where she would continue her track & field career at the next level, but the choice was pretty clear. The Eaglecrest High School senior star — a six-time Class 5A state champion with big plans for her final prep chapter in the spring — used Wednesday morning’s Signing/Commitment Day celebration to reveal her future destination.
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University of Denver Clarion
DU budget cuts impact departments, clubs and school-wide resources
In June 2026, the University of Denver released its annual budget report showing that it would be re-sizing five schools into two. The budget cuts will focus on re-sizing the following colleges: “The Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science will be brought together with the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics,” while “the Graduate School of Professional Psychology will join with the Morgridge College of Education and the Graduate School of Social Work.” These mergers are significant, especially for Religious Studies majors, minors and those pursuing the MA program.
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Betsy Oudenhoven returning to CCA as interim president as search continues for next leader
AURORA | Betsy is back at CCA. Former Community College of Aurora President Betsy Oudenhoven is returning in January to head the Community College of Aurora as the school looks for a new president. Current CCA president Mordecai Brownlee will leave the school at the end of the year to...