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In an attempt to fill his dual-language school with more Spanish-speaking students, Valdez K-8 school principal Peter Sherman is taking to the streets — going door to door in the gentrifying northwest Denver neighborhood to recruit new ... read more

Many poor families say they would like to send their children to better schools but don't because of transportation hurdles, according to a study by the Center on Reinventing Public Education. The study surveyed 600 low- to moderate-income families ... read more

The dismal picture of Denver Public Schools painted by a Colorado Children's Campaign report should be a "clarion call to the broader community," said Federico Peña, former mayor and chairman of the citizen's panel that advises the district. ... read more

Denver's budget deficit and dwindling private contributions could mean that after-school programs will be cut for students at 40 schools, the City Council learned Wednesday. The information came during a committee hearing in which agency heads ... read more

Colorado is one of just four states where black students have gained ground on their white peers on eighth-grade math tests over the past two decades, according to a U.S. Department of Education report released Tuesday. But despite that sign of ... read more

Following the loss of more than $10 billion last year, Colorado's largest public employee retirement system now can meet only 51.8 percent of its obligations to retirees, a development that could mean higher deductions from government workers' ... read more

HALF AND FULL DAY PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN: Denver Public Schools has broadened its lineup of half and full-day preschool and full-day kindergarten programs to more than 80 schools, including five Montessori options, for the 2009-10 school year. ... read more

4-H is helping students in Denver combat the summer academic slide with the power of the wind.This summer CSU Denver Extension was one of 35 agencies who participated in Denver Public Schools CAMP, a free program designed to serve disadvantaged ... read more

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper wants to compile an enormous database to give teachers, social workers and mentors a fuller picture of what the city's children are going through — be it a divorce, a falling algebra grade or an arrest. ... read more

Mary Trujillo, 18, drops her 1-year-old son, Elias, at the early learning center on campus before each school day as she prepares to go to class. Without the Florence Crittenton School, and its capacity to provide an education and day care for teen ... read more