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Denver now accepting applications for school board vacancy

The Denver school board is now accepting applications to fill a seat that will become vacant when board member Brad Laurvick officially resigns in June. Laurvick represents northwest Denver, and the person... Read more »

To reunify comprehensive high schools, Denver must first lay off teachers

More than a decade ago, in an effort to boost academic achievement, Denver Public Schools closed two big high schools in communities of color. The teachers at West and Montbello high schools... Read more »

Denver mulling fix for special education workloads

In one week in March, school psychologist Tim Farrow supported a student who received a text message that her father had died unexpectedly, helped another student with federal Section 8 affordable housing... Read more »

Inflation hits 9.1% in Denver metro area

Consumer prices in the Denver metro area have increased by 9.1% in the last year, according to the latest federal data. That marks a 2% increase from January and is the highest rate... Read more »

New Aurora school to provide a pathway based on passion, not private lessons

The Aurora school district, one of the most diverse in the state, named its new arts-focused magnet school after Charles Burrell, who was the first Black musician to join a major symphony... Read more »

Frustration with closed meetings, limited debate dog Denver’s declining enrollment committee

As Denver moves toward a fraught debate over closing schools with low enrollment, critics are assailing an advisory committee process they say has been marred by secrecy and frustration. Some committee and... Read more »

Denver home prices up 20.4% over the last year

Home prices in the Denver metro area have gone up by 20.4% year over year as of February, marking the fourth highest price growth in the nation, according to the latest market... Read more »

Practical English classes draw hundreds to Denver college’s courses

It’s not a common word in daily conversations, but one that’s important to know if you’re going to work in the nursing field. Through Community College of Denver classes, Japanese immigrant and... Read more »

Colorado plan aims to connect higher ed, workforce

Lillian Atunu supports her four children working overnight shifts as a certified nursing assistant, but she sees better pay and better hours on the horizon. Through a program at Community College of... Read more »

Denver metro hospitals had $1.4B in total profits in first year of pandemic

Hospitals in the Denver metro area had total profits of $1.4 billion in 2020, according to a recent report from the state Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF). The department’s Hospital Insights... Read more »