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News Release Thursday, September 6, 2012 Media Contact: Van Schoales, CEO, A+ Denver (303) 725-1151 van@aplusdenver.org Arts Education in Denver Schools: Envisioning Excellence Addressing the gaps and strengths in the arts pipeline in Denver Public Schools A+ Denver announces the release of a draft of our newest report: Arts Education In Denver Schools: Envisioning Excellence.…
Originally posted on EdNewsColorado, September 6, 2012. Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org Written by Julie Poppen. Planting the seeds of creativity in these art deserts in Denver is what A+ Denver says it aims to do through a task force on quality arts in Denver Public Schools. The nonprofit school reform outfit today released a draft report…
Originally posted on EdNewsColorado, June 20, 2012. Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org Written by Jason Callegari. Jason Callegari, A+ Denver’s policy director, argues Denver Public Schools must update its strategic plan to have the best shot of winning Race to the Top dollars. On Aug. 12, the U.S. Department of Education announced its new $400 million Race…
School has just begun for many Denver students and we are excited as more schools are providing much needed extended learning time with longer days and a longer school year. Last week was a good week for Denver with the latest TCAP (formerly CSAP) scores confirming that many of the schools DPS targeted for improvement…
Originally posted on EdNewsColorado, August 9. 2012. Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org Written by Van Schoales. Van Schoales, head of A+ Denver, finds much to admire in Denver Public Schools’ state test results but questions the pace of progress. Denver Public Schools continues to make slow and steady improvement at most grades on most subjects. Many improved…
Originally posted on EdNewsColorado, August 1, 2012. Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org Written by Van Schoales. Van Schoales, head of A+ Denver, questions the wide disparity between Denver high schools when it comes to students attending quality colleges. It’s been a year since I had to help my daughter navigate the myriad of challenges in getting her…
Originally posted on EdNewsColorado, July 19th, 2012. Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org Read here. Written by Jason Callegari. Jason Callegari, A+ Denver’s policy director, argues for a renewed focus on arts education and outlines a task force created by the advocacy group to bolster the arts in Denver schools. A+ Denver recently created a task force to…
Originally posted on EdNewsColorado, July 11, 2012. Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org Read here. Written by Van Schoales. Van Schoales, head of A+ Denver, weighs in on what he sees as a diminishing focus on quality education in Douglas County. With all the drama about teacher unions and vouchers in Douglas County, it makes you wonder what…
Originally posted on EdNewsColorado, June 29th, 2012. Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org Read here. Written by Robert Reichardt. Researcher Robert Reichardt has taken a close look at data gleaned from Denver’s new SchoolChoice process, and he has discerned some interesting trends. This year Denver Public Schools implemented a new process to facilitate students’ ability to choice out…
Last week was an extremely busy and important week for Denver Public Schools. The board and the administration tackled challenging issues and one of our higher education institutions made headlines with a landmark policy change. Collaboration I’d like to start by thanking the DPS administration and DCTA for working together on a new teacher contract.…