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DPS News Clips – June 2009

DPS Summer Food Program

- June 10, 2009

Denver Public Schools and Radio Disney will be kicking off the annual Free Summer Feeding Program at Swansea Elementary, located at 4650 Columbine St., today at 11:30 a.m. The program is opening in 24 DPS schools to serve free meals this summer to ... read more

Author: Denver Daily News Source: Denver Daily News
 

Schools offer free meals for every child

- June 10, 2009

DENVER- Bob Gorman loves his job. His goal is to make sure there there isn't a growling tummy in all of the Mile High City as he coordinates the Summer Feeding Program. "We always would like to see more kids take a part of the program, especially in ... read more

Author: Nelson Garcia Source: 9 News
 

Recommendations Aimed at Improving Your Prosperity

- June 10, 2009

When the going gets tough, the tough get smarter." This is one of the hopes of the Economic Prosperity Task Force, a group that has met for the past year to develop strategies for helping Denver residents be more prosperous, whether the economy is in ... read more

Author: Guerin Green Source: North Denver News
 

CSAP reading scores raise questions, provide few answers

- June 10, 2009

Each year, the Colorado Student Assessment Program, the statewide set of tests taken by students in public schools better known as the CSAP, releases in late spring the results of the third grade reading tests. These come out months before the other ... read more

Author: Guerin Lee Green Source: North Denver News
 

DPS Summer Feeding Program

- June 10, 2009

Denver Public Schools (DPS) and Radio Disney will be hosting a free Summer Feeding Program at Swansea Elementary located at 4650 Columbine Street, on Wednesday, June 10th at 11:30 a.m. The feeding programs will serve free meals this summer, ... read more

Author: La Voz Nueva Source: La Voz Nueva
 

Denver’s School Partners Program moves under district’s wing

- June 9, 2009

The School Partners Program, a grant-funded effort to pair businesses with Denver schools that need help, will now become a function of the Denver Public Schools administration with the expiration of a three-year grant. The program will transition ... read more

Author: Denver Business Journal Source: Denver Business Journal
 

Don’t Forget those Other Schools

- June 9, 2009

Letter from the Editor Big change is coming to Denver.Nancy Mitchell reported last week that Denver Public Schools staff has recommended that beginning in the fall of 2010, 11 new schools should open, 10 of them charters, serving 6,500 kids. In 2010 ... read more

Author: Alan Gottlieb Source: Education News
 

New schools booming in Denver

- June 9, 2009

The Denver school district is continuing to set the pace for variety of educational offerings.DPS staff is recommending approval of 11 new schools for next fall, an expansion that would serve more than 6,000 students.The proposals include language ... read more

Author: Examiner Source: Examiner.com
 

DPS Recommends New School Applications

- June 8, 2009

Denver Public Schools on Friday announced its recommendations to the Board of Education to approve one new performance school and six new charter school applications as part of the district's Request for Proposal process. Five of the seven ... read more

Author: Denver Daily News Source: Denver Daily News
 

Nontraditional path leads to success in Denver

- June 6, 2009

DENVER - TV cameras rolled as high school students gathered in the cafeteria to get a lesson in the democratic process from Gov. Bill Ritter, who was about to sign several education bills into law. One of the measures, not a headline-grabber but a ... read more

Author: Ericka Mellon Source: Houston Chronicle
 
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