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The Big Picture

Denver’s Reforms Led to Huge Academic Growth, Study Finds. But Will They Last?

Kevin Mahnken
Analysis

It’s Time to Start Preparing Now for School Closures that Are Coming

Timothy Daly
Denver

Appreciate Teachers through Generous Pay, Opportunity to Grow & Autonomy

Tricia Noyola
2021 elections

School Board Politics: In Denver, Union-Backed Candidates Win Off-Year Vote

Melanie Asmar
Pandemic

3 Ways to Help Students Catch Up This Fall

Recardo Brooks
Pandemic

Parents Want Better School Ventilation this Fall, But Costs May Be Too High

Greg Toppo
Denver

For Years, Denver Public Schools Were a Haven for School Reform. After a Superintendent’s Resignation, What Comes Next?

Kevin Mahnken
The 74 Interview

74 Interview: Progressive Policy Institute’s David Osborne on Creating New Innovation Schools Guide at a Moment of Crisis

Mimi Woldeyohannes
Pandemic

Denver Principal Sees Pandemic as Chance to Double Down on Social-Emotional Learning, Explore Anti-Racism

Cesar Rivera
Denver

The Great Outdoors: Here’s How Learning Outside Could Become a Lasting Fixture in American Education

Alan Gottlieb
Pandemic

A Principal’s View: Social-Emotional Learning Is More Important Than Ever. Here’s How We Do It Virtually at My Denver School

Sara Carlson Striegel
Coronavirus

Mascareñaz: In Denver, Coronavirus Sent Us Into a Tailspin. But There’s Also Great Hope and Opportunity for the Future

Landon Mascareñaz
Denver

Eschbacher: 5 Things Districts Can Do to Keep Ahead of Population Changes — and Avoid Enrollment, Planning and Budgetary Disasters

Brian Eschbacher
Denver

‘Is School Choice the Black Choice?’ It’s Time for the Black Community to Band Together to Reform Education From the Bottom Up, Leaders Say at Denver Town Hall

Emmeline Zhao
Denver

Is Denver’s Era of Education Reform Coming to an End? Outsider School Board Candidates Aim to ‘Flip the Board’ This November

Kevin Mahnken
Denver

Schoales: 7 Education Reform Lessons From the Denver Teacher Strike That Can Help Us Build the Public Schools We Need

Van Schoales
Denver

Walsh: Union Attack on Denver’s ProComp System of Bonuses for Working in High-Needs Schools Represents Huge Step Back on Teacher Pay

Kate Walsh
Denver

Bridich & Lewis: Denver Is Harming New Charter and Innovation Schools in 3 Important Ways. The New Superintendent Must Do Better

Sarah Bridich & Tony Lewis
Colorado

Mascareñaz: Why Susana Cordova Is the Right Pick to Lead Denver’s Schools Into the Next Chapter

Landon Mascareñaz
Denver

Magee: How Tom Boasberg Reimagined Schools — and His Denver District — and Laid the Foundation for More Progress to Come

Mike Magee
Denver

Elevating Expectations in the Mile High City: How Tom Boasberg Reshaped Denver’s Schools

Van Schoales
Denver

Mascareñaz: How Denver’s Schools Can Embrace Change While Building on the Best of Tom Boasberg’s Tenure

Landon Mascareñaz
Denver

Seawell: To Keep Moving Education Forward, Denver Needs a New Path Toward Equity for All Students and Families

Mary Seawell
Denver

Analysis: In Denver, Rising Expectations, a Generational Divide, and a New Education Reform Revolution on Its Way

Landon Mascareñaz
Denver

Tony Lewis: Denver’s 2020 Student Goals Could Take up to 30 Years to Meet. Time for an Urgent New Strategy — or for City Education Leaders to Step Aside

Tony Lewis
Denver

Denver Backs Down on Huge Gains for Schools After Community Cries Foul Over ‘Inflated’ Report Cards

Beth Hawkins
Denver

Denver’s Luminary Learning Network Shows How Innovation Zones Can Work for Teachers, Students, and Families

Mary Seawell & Brett Alessi
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