In this 5-part series, we follow Chief Writer Allan Tellis, as he explores the ways that the global COVID-19 pandemic is producing unique local impacts in the Denver region. In this first report, we learn about the ways many Denver-area...
Read moreThe last several months have placed a significant strain on people’s individual and collective mental health. However, mental health professionals stress that it is paramount we do not think of the toll the pandemic has taken on our mental health in...
Read moreIn part 2 of our 5-part series, we continue to follow Chief Writer Allan Tellis as he explores the ways that the global COVID-19 pandemic is producing unique local impacts in the Denver region. In this second installment report, we...
Read moreThe ability to access and make sense of educational data is important for many community members because knowing the challenges and successes of a school or a district helps inform their decision-making process. For instance, engaging with educational data may Read more…
Una pregunta surge sobre el uso de datos para evaluar el desempeño de los estudiantes y la escuela: ¿qué tipos de datos representan mejor las experiencias de los estudiantes y los acontecimientos reales de las escuelas? Estas preguntas sobre los Read more…
Una pregunta surge sobre el uso de datos para evaluar el desempeño de los estudiantes y la escuela: ¿qué tipos de datos representan mejor las experiencias de los estudiantes y los acontecimientos reales de las escuelas? Estas preguntas sobre los Read more…
A question looms over the use of data to assess student and school performance: what types of data best represent student experiences and the actual happenings of schools? Such questions about the uses of school data are increasingly relevant to Read more…
Student Safety Antwan Jefferson, PhD As I reflect on the topic of school safety, I am reminded of the Maasai proverb, “And how are the children?” Reminded that the health of our society will be most Read more…
Student Safety Safety comes in many forms. By | Allan Tellis, Chief Writer, Denver Often, when we think about safety in schools and other institutions of learning, our first inclination is to think of safety from threats of bodily Read more…
Student Safety Educator perspective By | Erin Pier Safety My role as an educator is an unusual one. As the Director of Advocacy at AUL Denver (a DPS charter school, former Academy of Urban Learning), my primary responsibility is to provide Read more…
Student Safety Student perspective By | Kalayeh Houck What does it take for a mixed-race, 12-year-old, 6th-grade LGBTQ girl to be seen? In school I don’t feel seen but at home, I am seen. I feel seen at home because Read more…
Student Safety Community perspective By | Moe Gram Take a moment to consider what ultimate safety might feel like. What if there was never a question whether or not a student would be supported through their emotional growth? Where all students Read more…
Student Safety Scholar perspective By | Jon Wells Pragmatism, Community Inclusion, and School Safety Keeping schools safe only seems to get more complicated as our society evolves and changes its expectations of what schools provide for students. Safety and security scenarios Read more…
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