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Colorful musical instruments that once existed only on a mural outside Asbury Elementary School will now become a reality in the classroom, thanks to a $30,000 music-education grant. The money bought 31 new instruments including trumpets, flutes, a ... read more

A new program to recruit quality teachers is now under way in Denver Public Schools. Watch Fox31 News video. ... read more

Flip through the musician's resume and compare it with those of the former Peace Corps member and the commercial designer. You might miss what they have in common. The three and 24 others learning to teach elementary school in a program aimed at ... read more

Hundreds of Stapleton families, many with kids in tow, turned out Wednesday evening to a community meeting at Bill Roberts K-8 to demand another school be built in the neighborhood. Stapleton's two elementary schools are filled to capacity, and a ... read more

Denver Public Schools has named Jeannine Carter as its diversity coordinator, part of a districtwide effort to help school staffs better reflect the racial makeup of the student body. "Diversity is a core value for us," DPS Superintendent Tom ... read more

Thousands of Denver students are getting a head start on middle and high school this summer through the Denver Public Schools Sixth Grade Academy and Ninth Grade Academy programs. The programs combine learning, leadership development and ... read more

Stapleton, teeming with young families, is suffering from growing pains. Its crowded schools will not be able to accommodate the influx of children from the urban neighborhood built on the grounds of the city's former airport. They need a new ... read more

Is the master planned Stapleton community a victim of the sour economy or poor planning? Whatever the case, schools there are becoming overcrowded. Bill Roberts K-8 had three kindergarten classes two years ago, five classes last year and has seven ... read more

Schools in the baby-booming Stapleton neighborhood are full to capacity, and parents are demanding a new school be built to handle the next wave of children heading toward kindergarten. The problem is, though the babies keep coming, Stapleton's new ... read more

Denver Public Schools Superintendent Tom Boasberg on Monday gave principals and assistant principals their marching orders for a financially challenging year: "Roll up your sleeves," Boasberg said at the Principal's Institute at the Colorado ... read more