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DPS News Clips – 2009

DPS wins Gates Foundation grant for teaching study

- November 20, 2009

In a quest to find out the best teaching practices, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $45 million to six school districts, including Denver, for a two-year study of teaching.The Measures of Effective Teaching project will examine the ... read more

Author: Jeremy P. Meyer Source: The Denver Post
 

'Best' teachers in state work in metro area

- November 20, 2009

DENVER - Every year the Colorado Department of Education recognizes the tops of the teaching profession in the state. This year, all three finalists teach in districts in and around the Mile High City. Watch video profiling three finalists"I believe ... read more

Author: Nelson Garcia Source: 9 News
 

First lady talks with Denver high school girls

- November 17, 2009

First lady Michelle Obama told Denver students Monday that there is a sure-fire way to succeed: hard work, focus and confidence. Speaking at a luncheon for high school girls at the governor's mansion and at a sit-down with students at South High ... read more

Author: Karen E. Crummy Source: The Denver Post
 

Michelle Obama to visit Denver South H.S.

- November 16, 2009

DENVER - The first lady is the last person they ever expected at South High School."We were told we get to meet her. So it's going to be very spectacular," says student Michael Streno. He, and about a dozen other students, spent their Sunday ... read more

Author: Tammy Vigil Source: Fox 31 News
 

Michelle Obama to visit Colorado school

- November 16, 2009

DENVER - Most students wouldn't be excited to be at school on a Sunday, but those who were decorating the inside of South High School were. They are preparing for a visit from First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday. She is visiting as part of a ... read more

Source: 9 News
 

South High in high spirits over first lady's visit

- November 14, 2009

When an announcement went over the intercom shortly before noon Friday at South High School, for once it wasn't reminding students to get to class. Instead, it let them know that first lady Michelle Obama would be visiting the school Monday. The ... read more

Author: Annette Espinoza Source: The Denver Post
 

Reformed school says 'turnaround' works

- November 13, 2009

DENVER - This week, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Tom Boasberg introduced his "turnaround strategies" on how to fix some of the city's worst schools. Some parents are concerned about the change, asking for their schools to be left ... read more

Author: Nelson Garcia Source: 9 News
 

Boasberg's aim: aiding students

- November 12, 2009

A plan by Denver Public Schools Superintendent Tom Boasberg to overhaul a half-dozen failing schools is an effort to do what's right for children at these troubled schoolsnot the grown-ups who run them.We applaud Boasberg's political courage in ... read more

Author: Editorial Source: The Denver Post
 

Charters are a part of the education solution

- November 12, 2009

There is much debate in Colorado about how to improve our public schools. The stakes could not be higher. We suggest a simple principle to guide this debate: Every student in every neighborhood deserves a high-performing public school.Based on this ... read more

Author: Bill Kurtz and Chris Gibbons, Guest commentators Source: The Denver Post
 

East Alumni Honored for Half-Century of Teaching and Research

- November 12, 2009

Spencer R. Titley, the University of Arizona economic geologist internationally renowned for his work on the origin of porphyry copper deposits, is being honored this fall for his 50-plus years of excellence in teaching and research at the University ... read more

Author: Mari N. Jensen Source: UA News
 
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