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Tom Boasberg, in his first official board meeting as Denver's school superintendent, was the bearer of grim news Thursday, outlining how the district would handle recent budget woes. The district will cut about $4 million from the base funding it ... read more

Colorado school districts would receive more than $414 million over two years under education-related funds in the federal stimulus package approved Wednesday by the U.S. House of Representatives. Denver Public Schools, the state's second-largest ... read more

More than 660 Denver Public Schools students received college scholarships through the Denver Scholarship Foundation this year. It is the second year the foundation has given scholarships to high school students, but the first year money was ... read more

Denver Public Schools on Thursday announced its first cuts to school budgets in three years and rolled out a worst-case scenario plan that includes a salary freeze for teachers.DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg announced a 2 percent cut to schools' ... read more

A reusable bags program to benefit Denver Public Schools students kicked off with a press conference Jan. 28 at West High School, 951 Elati St. DPS students joined forces with the City of Denver, the Better Bags Coalition, FrontRange Earth Force, the ... read more

State leaders plan on taking dollars away from Colorado school districts even as President Barack Obama and some members of Congress want to give them more money.For some districts, such as Jefferson County Public Schools, the state's largest ... read more

The principal of Denver School of the Arts, Linee Perroncel, submitted her resignation Wednesday and intends to finish the school year, according to a news release from Denver Public Schools. The school is the only comprehensive secondary arts magnet ... read more

DENVER - Contemporary Learning Academy High School was temporarily on lockdown Thursday afternoon after police say a student brought a gun to school.Denver Police responded to the school, located at 2211 W. 27th Ave., and took the student into ... read more

Education spending would be pared back by nearly $200 million under Gov. Bill Ritter's budget plan unveiled Tuesday — cutting higher education by $70 million and K-12 education by $126 million. The plan now goes into the legislative process, ... read more

Amanda Prince had a tough time in middle school. Without elaborating, the 16-year-old Denverite said there was "a lot of drama."But she's regained her interest in learning, in part because of help from Cori Canty, her counselor at Kepner Middle ... read more