Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat
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After years of closures, four new specialized schools open for Colorado’s ‘most vulnerable’ students
Three new specialized Colorado schools began working with school districts this fall to serve students with some of the highest needs in the state. A fourth new school works with teenagers and young adults who are in the juvenile justice system. Known as facility schools, the number of these specialized schools had been dwindling for…
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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.On a hot summer day, Darlenne Guerra Arevalo knocked on doors in southwest Denver. She ha…
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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Enrollment in Denver Public Schools is up for the second year in a row, reversing a years…
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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Every day, Ileana Sadin picks up her 5-year-old son Julian from kindergarten in Denver an…
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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.The family of Luis Garcia, a 16-year-old who was shot outside Denver’s East High School l…
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Leer en español.Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.In the South High School cafeteria Tuesday night, Denver Public Schools h…
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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Denver Public Schools is setting ambitious goals for Latino students, families, and emplo…
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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.A boost in academic progress, improved graduation rates, and more students going to colle…
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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.State education officials made surprise visits to four of Colorado’s 2025 Teacher of the …
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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Denver Public Schools’ timeline for deciding on school closures leaves little time for co…