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Originally posted on Denver Post May 22, 2012. Copyright © denverpost.com Read here. Written by Karen Auge. Despite years of effort, an infusion of resources and some improvement, Denver Public Schools “is far behind and not rapidly making the grade,” a report by a consortium of influential education non-profits and advocates concludes. The report by…
It’s time to tie up some loose ends here at A+ Denver and fill you in on what we’ve been up to the past month. Introductions First, we would like to welcome and introduce our newest staff member, Kathryn Frazier, who is joining us for one year as a part of the AmeriCorps VISTA program.…
Originally posted on EdNewsColorado, April 25, 2012. Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org Read here. Written by Van Schoales. I recently completed a backyard construction project that got me thinking about early childhood education systems. My project has been a bit of an odyssey that began four or five years ago when I thought that with limited resources,…
News Release Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 6pm Media Contact: Van Schoales, CEO, A+ Denver (303) 725-1151 van@aplusdenver.org The Denver Plan and the Board of Education: Time to reevaluate the strategic plan to reflect current priorities and accountability measures. A+ Denver has submitted a letter to the DPS Board of Education addressing our concerns with…
Originally posted on DenverPost.com, Feb. 12, 2012. Copyright © DenverPost.com Read here. Written by Van Schoales and Barbara O’Brien. Too many students are graduating from Colorado high schools without the skills or knowledge to succeed in college. A little more than a decade ago, we were part of a team at the Colorado Children’s Campaign…
We are pleased to release our latest report, “School Achievement in Denver: The Impact of Charter Schools.” This report was created in response to one of many questions that were raised after we released “Start with the Facts: Strengthening the Denver Public Schools Pipeline”. We have disaggregated the school performance data for 2011 in the…