by Brenda Dickhoner | Sep 30, 2022 | Opinion Editorials
Do Black students matter to school board members? Apparently not if you’re a school board member backed by the teachers union, if a recent charter school battle in Denver is any indication. At issue was a proposed charter school in Denver named 5280 Freedom School,...
by Brenda Dickhoner | Jun 29, 2022 | Opinion Editorials
Which of the following do you think was the funding priority of the Democratic majority for the recently completed legislative session in Colorado: yet another study on bees or grants for schools to help kids learn math? If you guessed the bees, you must have the...
by Colin Larson, Mary Young and Cleave Simpson | Apr 28, 2022 | Opinion Editorials
Times of great upheaval also offer the opportunity for great innovation. Our K-12 schools have certainly faced their share of upheaval in the last two years. From remote learning to staffing shortages, our education system has been challenged on nearly every front....
by Nicholas Martinez | Apr 12, 2022 | Opinion Editorials
Since 2017, I have had the privilege of spending time listening and learning from parents, students, and educators in Adams 14 school district, based in Commerce City. I have heard the stories of struggle, determination and broken promises. I’ll never forget parents...
by Craig Hulse | Jan 26, 2022 | Opinion Editorials
This piece was also co-written by Derrell Bradford, President of 50CAN. The COVID-19 pandemic, which began as a shock to our lives in 2020 and continues to affect everything we do as a nation, changed the fabric and rituals of daily life across this country. Nowhere...
by Brenda Dickhoner | Jan 16, 2022 | Opinion Editorials
We’ve failed our children for far too long. The numbers are so astonishing it’s hard to even process what this means for our students and our society as a whole. Statewide, over three quarters (76%) of sixth graders are behind grade level in math. Over 60% of third...
