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04/11/19

At Our Core: Graduation Gratitude Video Series Kick-Off

The road to graduation and college is not an easy one. From tackling challenging AP classes to creating meaningful senior projects, sometimes while juggling side jobs, our students have worked hard for their moment to announce on the Denver Coliseum stage where they will be attending college next year. As our #DSSTSEN19RS get closer and closer to Senior Signing Day and graduation, they’ve taken time to reflect back and thank the people who have been there for them along the way.

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04/10/19

Will CO reform its checkerboard of school taxes? Not this year

A proposal that could have allowed Colorado to potentially invest hundreds of millions of dollars more into education by pushing some school districts to raise their taxes fizzled this year after the idea’s chief legislative advocate backed down.

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04/10/19

New study of suburban charter middle schools misses point

There seems to be an odd incuriosity about whether charter school networks are living up to their long-standing goal: We will greatly increase the odds that your child will earn a college degree.

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04/10/19

DSST: Henry's Very Own American Ninja Warrior

DSST: Henry Math Teacher Phil Hilaire received an especially exciting phone call last week- he was chosen to be a contestant on the hit show American Ninja Warrior. A colleague caught the special moment on tape- check it out!

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04/10/19

Celebrate DSST's 15th Anniversary at Slice of Pi!

Slice of Pi is always an inspirational event, and this year, it will be extra meaningful as we celebrate DSST’s 15^th anniversary. This year's honorees are DSST’s Founding Board: Michele Cooper, David Greenberg, Monica Garcia Howard, Stephanie O’Malley, Norwood Robb, Sandra Scanlon, and Jackie Sullivan. Their visionary leadership has set DSST on a course to create educational excellence, eliminate inequity in urban public education, and prepare all students for college and careers in the 21st century.

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04/04/19

Resources & Opportunities for Education Advocacy

For those of you who missed the fantastic session we had with Leslie Calwell from Colorado Children’s Campaign last month, we’ve pulled together some resources as well as actionable ways you can get involved to help our schools and students get the funding that they deserve.

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04/04/19

At Our Core: Exemplary College Essay Edition

With Senior Signing Day less than one month away, hearing the diverse and compelling stories of our graduating Seniors makes us even more excited for this unforgettable day. We heard these stories during speeches at College Acceptance Parties, interviews with Questbridge Scholars, and of course, the all-important college essay. Stapleton Senior Iftu expanded on the unique experiences that led her to write an especially memorable essay.

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04/03/19

New School Leadership Announcements

We are excited to announce two DSST leaders who will be taking on new roles as School Directors for the 19-20 school year!

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04/02/19

New numbers about charter school college success

A fresh look at the college success records at the major charter networks serving low-income students shows alumni earning bachelor’s degrees at rates up to four times as high as the 11 percent rate expected for that student population.

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04/01/19

What can college visits do for middle schoolers?

When researchers asked hundreds of eighth-graders living near Arkansas’s flagship university whether they’d ever visited a college campus, they were surprised by the response. Only about half said they had.

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