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Denver to develop criteria for when to close under-enrolled schools

The Denver school district is likely changing its approach to addressing declining enrollment, one of its most pressing — and controversial — issues. Instead of convening community working groups to make recommendations... Read more »

Denver school board candidates backed by union are leading, with two races still close

The union-backed majority on the Denver school board appears poised to consolidate power, as all four candidates endorsed by the teachers union were leading in the ballot count late Tuesday night. If... Read more »

What’s at stake in the Denver school board election two years after a historic shift

Two years after a historic “flip” of the Denver school board, the teachers union is spending big in next week’s election in the hopes of hanging on to a political majority. That... Read more »

Reported spending in the Denver school board election tops $1 million

Candidates and political committees have spent at least $1 million in this year’s Denver school board election, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Colorado Secretary of State. The bulk of... Read more »

Voters should know about Denver school board candidate’s family incidents

Denver school board candidate José Silva twice has faced accusations that he used physical force with his stepdaughter when she was a minor. The stepdaughter, 21-year-old Selena Luna, describes spending her teenage... Read more »

Why school family liaison Michelle Quattlebaum is running for Denver school board

A mom who worked to improve the culture of a school that was historically divided by programming and race is running to represent northeast Denver on the school board. Michelle Quattlebaum is... Read more »

Why math teacher Gene Fashaw is running for Denver school board

A math teacher who grew up in northeast Denver and has long coached youth sports in the region is running to represent it on the Denver school board. Gene Fashaw is an... Read more »

Why Denver school board President Carrie Olson is running for reelection

The Denver school board president, who was a bilingual teacher in the district for 33 years, is running for reelection to represent central-east Denver on the board. Carrie Olson was elected to... Read more »

Why retired Principal Mike DeGuire is running for Denver school board

A retired Denver principal who is a career educator and now coaches school leaders is running to represent central-east Denver on the school board. Mike DeGuire was principal of five schools in... Read more »

Denver school board candidate Vernon Jones Jr. resigns as head of innovation zone

After more than a year of tension between Denver district leaders and the leaders of autonomous school innovation zones, the director of one of the zones — who is also a candidate... Read more »