DJEC is a community education journal focused on topics of education in the greater Denver area. By engaging in community discourse, and connecting this content to scholarship and policy, DJEC hopes to contribute to local education thinking by offering a balanced and well-informed perspective.
School Data Antwan Jefferson, PhD I’ll keep this letter brief. First, on the day that I’m writing this letter, our city and region are experiencing the immediate after-effects of an act of gun violence in another of our community’s schools. There is nothing, really, for a local, community-based Read more…
School Data The purpose, the audience, the outcome By | Allan Tellis, Chief Writer, Denver In our contemporary era, the collection and analysis of data play an important role in how we come to understand the world around us. Similar to other public institutions, educational institutions have increasingly integrated Read more…
School Data Scholar perspective By | Dara Marin Prais, PhD When you think of “data,” what comes to mind? For many people, if not most, initial thoughts lean toward quantitative or numerical values that can be statistically analyzed instead of qualitative or non-numerical data gathered from interviews, focus groups, observations, Read more…
School Data Community perspective By | Camille Driver Data is often talked about in quantitative terms: “65% of Americans voted for….” or “1 in 5 children are…” You can spot quantitative data as it centers around a number. However, quantitative data needs context, which can be accomplished through qualitative data. Read more…
School Data Educator perspective By | Miguel Ortega Data, for all the times it has been used to construct an ‘objective’ portrayal of reality, is complex and prone to many subjective factors. The difficulty of accurately representing the student experience in a school is a well-documented struggle. Another key dimension Read more…
School Data Student perspective By | Reem Saeed When it comes to selecting which school their child will attend, often a parent’s decision relies on the use of data points. Graduation rates, test scores, and post-secondary data are frequently used to determine the line between a “good” and “bad” school. 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 evident in the lives of our children. And, because public 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 harm — understandably so. But, it is important to recognize 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 court and probation support for students facing charges. At AUL, 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 I am comfortable being me, but at school, I don’t Read more…
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