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DENVER - When the reforms began four years ago, the promise was to make the Mile High City the best urban school district in the nation. Four years later, Tom Boasberg says now is the time to make changes."We need to build upon the progress that ... read more

Denver Public Schools — spurred by factors such as full-day kindergarten and population growth — this year had its largest increase in enrollment since 1962.Enrollment at DPS jumped by 2,419 students, according to school- system ... read more

Operation School Bell is a kids' clothing store without mannequins, sales clerks or cash registers, a place where needy Denver students can shop for brand-new clothes without worrying about the tab. Caption: Alan Carasco, 5, listens as volunteer ... read more

Stapleton's developer wants to take $5.5 million earmarked for a park and instead donate the money for a new school in the neighborhood. John Lehigh, president of Forest City Stapleton Inc., also wants to contribute the land for the future school, ... read more

Superintendent Tom Boasberg makes two things very clear. First, he is passionate about education. Second, the status quo in Denver Public Schools is not acceptable. Watch Video: Superintendent Boasberg Sets DPS Goals High"We've made tremendous ... read more

Students from schools in Denver that were closed two years ago in a reform effort are performing better academically in their new schools, according to a district analysis.In 2007, Denver Public Schools shut down eight elementary schools and ... read more

DENVER - When Bintou Diallo first got there, she wasn't convinced it was the right place for her. This school was doing things differently - offering laptops to every student to accelerate the learning process."I really didn't like it when I came ... read more

The school year is well underway and thousands of Denver Public School students have never stepping into a classroom. They're going to Connections Academy – a DPS program that's entirely online. Caption: Roxy King, and 8th grader, gets a ... read more

Not long ago, Denver high schooler Erika Ruiz couldn't picture herself taking a college-level class. Now, she dreams of attending Stanford, Princeton or maybe Harvard. Caption: Gloria Valladares, 16, speaks to her class during an assignment in ... read more

Denver Public Schools on Monday received a $4.6 million grant from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to fund the second phase of its performance-management and accountability work, which has the goal of boosting student achievement. Janet ... read more