In Colorado, where childhood obesity, cardiovascular risk factors, type 2 diabetes, asthma and joint problems are all on the rise, Denver Public Schools — our state's largest school district — is considering eliminating ...
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Free School Breakfast Program May Be Scaled Back
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Families May Have to Pay For Meals At School
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Proposed limits to free school breakfast bill hard to swallow for some
The advocacy organization Padres & Jovenes Unidos said this change to the legislation could end free breakfast for more than 16,000 students who currently receive it. By Elizabeth Hernandez and Joey Bunch The Denver Pos ...
Denver students, Padres & Jovenes Unidos give DPS a C+ for efforts to end school to prison pipeline
DENVER - Students concerned about racial disparities at Denver Public Schools are giving the district an overall grade of C+ for its efforts to improve the disciplinary process, and to end what is called the school to pr ...
Denver Public Schools pledges to address student discipline concerns
Denver school officials agreed Monday to establish a centralized system for responding to complaints about school discipline, to better inform students facing expulsion or suspension of their rights, and to investigate c ...
Denver Schools Urge Alternatives to Expulsion, Suspension
by RAUL A. REYESAn angry teenager feels disrespected by a classmate and initiates a physical fight with another student. The resulting altercation disrupts a classroom lesson. Should these students be expelled? Or should ...