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District breaks ground on first fully inclusive playground
DENVER — After years of planning and proposals, Denver Public Schools officially broke ground on the district's first fully inclusive playground Wednesday afternoon. School leaders joined students at DCIS at Fairmont to mark this moment. The adaptive playground started as a project pursued by some of its students, who...
Auraria campus officials receive notice of possible litigation from Jewish students
A Jewish Metropolitan State University of Denver student has filed a notice with the Auraria Higher Education Center, alleging she and others faced harassment and defamation on campus in the days after the Hamas attack on Israel, The Denver Gazette has learned. Sara Rones, a 19-year-old MSU student, filed the notice on April 5 — as required under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act before pursuing a lawsuit. The law is...
Last pro-Palestinian encampment in Colorado dismantled at DU
University of Denver activists on Wednesday dismantled the encampment they erected on campus three weeks ago, effectively ending — for now — the Pro-Palestinian protest movement in Colorado. University officials praised the peaceful conclusion, while protesters vowed to return. In a university-wide email sent out on Wednesday afternoon,...
Colorado schools adapting to influx of immigrant students
The Rocky Mountain state of Colorado is spending $24 million this year to help schools adapt to an influx of immigrant students. Reporter Svitlana Prystynska visited a school in Denver to find out how educators and students are adjusting. Camera: Volodymyr Petruniv.
At FloCrit High, graduation is all about the next generation
Nobody at Florence Crittenton High School's graduation ceremony flinched at the sounds of babies crying, giggling and shouting. Those interruptions were expected — even celebrated. For many of the students onstage, the squirming children behind the commotion were their sources of motivation, their reasons to push forward and finish...
No one will miss Colorado’s campus rabble | Denver Gazette
A Gazette headline on Wednesday was welcome if inevitable: “Last pro-Palestinian encampment in Colorado dismantled at DU.”. In recent months, protesters had stormed Colorado’s higher-ed campuses, shouted slogans, marched and chanted with indignation and waved placards. Some also set up illegal camps on campuses and dug in their...
After a spring of FAFSA issues for college-bound students, counselors worry about a ‘summer melt’
Sign up for our free monthly newsletter Beyond High School to get the latest news about college and career paths for Colorado’s high school grads.“I’m still around if you need help.”In between handshakes and hugs, Federico Rangel spread that message on Tuesday to Denver West High School students and families celebrating graduation at the BellCo Theater. Rangel, a Denver Scholarship Foundation college adviser, knows that after all the smiles and excitement fade, the summer will mean more challenges for his students trying to get to college.Many students across the country are heading into the summer still figuring out their college...
As end of school year approaches, McMeen Elementary celebrates its rich diversity
Mcmeen Elementary is a Denver Public School that prides itself on serving students from more than 25 countries.CBS News Colorado has been following the school all year, sharing how it's received many students whose families are newly arrived from the southern border.McMeen recently held its multicultural night where all students learned about the many countries represented at the school.There were games and dances and a big highlight was the international fashion show where students proudly wore folkloric attire to celebrate the schools rich diversity."It's just all about making sure that everyone that comes here is welcomed and celebrated and loved and appreciated so we try to once a year, we try to put on a big event where everyone can just come and be proud and celebrate who they are," said 3rd grade teacher Ali Caldwell. McMeen's multicultural night is the biggest event of the year for the school.Student families speak English, Spanish, and Arabic among other languages.
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