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Denver's East High School has won a national constitutional scholars competition in Washington, D.C., for the third year in a row. East is the first school to ever "threepeat" the prestigious competition, which officially is called, "We the People: ... read more

DENVER - Seventh grader Mali Garrett-Mills is one of the few instead of the many. But scientists hope to draw more of her peers into their ranks."Like the people I hang out with, pretty much no interest in science at all," Garrett-Mills, a student at ... read more

In the not-so-distant future, photovoltaic solar panels on school rooftops and gardens next to school playgrounds will be as commonplace as the blackboard and yellow bus. Districts throughout Colorado have discovered the cost-saving benefits of ... read more

Tears fell down Larnell Anderson's face Wednesday after he learned he'd been granted a kind of golden ticket to college that probably will change his life forever. Anderson, 18, and his friend Anthony Love, 17, were the first of 263 students from ... read more

DENVER - Fifth grader Edwin Ramirez doesn't always like to learn in the classroom. That's why he and his classmates are out digging up the school grounds at Munroe Elementary to make way for a new vegetable garden. "I never done this before and I ... read more

DENVER - A national study on high school dropouts shows that Denver has improved over the last 10 years.The study is called "Cities in Crisis 2009: Closing the Dropout Gap." The study examined the nation's 50 largest cities. Since 1995, Denver's ... read more

DENVER - Anthony Love and Larnell Anderson have been working hard to turn their lives around. They both grew up in a world of gangs and violence where college was not even a consideration."And, I look at my family and I see like where they're at," ... read more

Brown Elementary in Denver has made a small change in the school's cafeteria routine with big implications for the environment. "We're not wasting as much as we were like last year," student Jordan Newton said.Starting in August, reusable plastic ... read more

On Thursday, April 16, Hamilton Middle School students made history by reading over ONE BILLION words in less than one school year! Hamilton Middle School, located in the southeast corner of the Denver Public Schools, encourages students to read. ... read more

Denver's school board Thursday approved the creation of an early-childhood learning center in central Denver in the facility now occupied by Knight Fundamental Academy. The center is the first of its kind in Denver and will be a tuition-based school ... read more