Education
Bañuelos runs for school board with perspective of a former teacher
Until last October, Julie Bañuelos was a Denver Public School (DPS) teacher. As teachers and students start a new school year, Bañuelos is running for DPS Board of Education, at-large. Bañuelos grew up in Curtis Park with three sisters. Her sister... more
Aug 2, 2017
LIFE School Scoop, June 2017: Endings and new beginnings
For most Denver students, June 2 is the last day of this school year. Testing is over. Grades are in. Graduating seniors are saying goodbye and starting on the next phase of their lives, whether it be college or careers. Many Denver seniors earned... more
Jun 7, 2017
LIFE School Scoop, May 2017: school's out for summer!
May flowers are blooming as students head into their last lap of the 2016-2017 school year. Children and staff may reflect on what they learned this year. Hopefully, they all start their summers feeling confident and proud of all that they have... more
May 2, 2017
LIFE School Scoop, April 2017: Nearing the end
People say that April showers bring May flowers. Although Denver has been short of rain this year, one thing is certain. April brings students closer to the end of the school year. Testing is over. Finals are coming, as are ceremonies to honor... more
Apr 6, 2017
Local brings community together for kids' literacy
Alisa Bahl invariably hears the preschoolers’ questions at about 5:00p.m. when they see her while leaving Family Star Montessori School-Northeast. They pose, what to anyone involved in early childhood education, is a music-to-my-ears query. more
Apr 6, 2017
Life Schools: The Tests of March
Julius Caesar was warned to “beware the Ides of March.” Colorado students may feel like Caesar as they ready for testing and worry about whether or not their hard work will result in growth and progress. more
Mar 6, 2017
DPS to begin improvements thanks to $572 million bond measure
Denver voters approved a $572 million Bond in November to fund construction of new schools, additions to some existing buildings, installation of cooling systems at older buildings and a variety of safety and maintenance upgrades. The measure passed more
Mar 3, 2017
Photo by Sara Hertwig.
Warren Village Tutors bring stability to lives in flux
Rema was steaming through the math problems arrayed around the border of his homework page. In rapid succession, the eight-year-old, third grader correctly multiplied two single-digit numbers... more
Jan 3, 2017
LIFE School Scoop, November 2016
Big news to share first: on Oct. 21 Malala Yousafzai, the 19-year-old winner of the Nobel Prize, paid a surprise visit to South High School! more
Nov 3, 2016
Sara Hertwig
New DPS boys' middle school to open 2017, administrators close to signing lease
The Boys School of Denver, a new Denver Public Schools charter school, will open next fall and welcome its first class of 6th graders. Administrators are in the final stages of lease negotiations for a temporary space for the school. more
Nov 3, 2016
