At Our Core: Launching DSST @ Noel - Podcast Edition
If you can’t read the whole post, we highly recommend listening to the interview on the road or on your phone!
10/04/18
White progressive parents and the conundrum of privilege
Greg and Sarah live in a predominantly white neighborhood and send their children to a predominantly white private school. “I don’t want to believe we are hypocrites,” Greg tells me. “But if we say diversity is important to us, but then we didn’t stick around in the place that was diverse, maybe we are?” He looks at Sarah. “I dunno,” he continues, “I guess we made decisions based on other things that were more important. But what does that say about us then?”
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10/02/18
Hispanic Heritage Month at DSST
We are over halfway through Hispanic Heritage Month, which spans September 15th to October 15th, and celebratory events have been abundant across our campuses over the past two weeks.
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10/01/18
New 'Opportunity Atlas'
Does the neighborhood you grow up in determine how far you move up the economic ladder?
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10/01/18
America's achievement gap - made, not born?
Students of color consistently receive less challenging instruction and schoolwork than do their white and more affluent classmates, a new study has found, often leaving them unprepared for college even if they have received top grades.
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09/28/18
At Our Core: Spotlight on CV's Founding Class
This week, we are proud to shout out the founding class of DSST: College View High School, graduating in May 2019! Most started in the very first sixth grade class at DSST: College View Middle School back in Fall 2012, and are now busy preparing for their bright future.
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09/27/18
America's most radical school integration experiment
J.T. Brackenridge Elementary sits on the eastern edge of zip code 78207, which is the way people refer to the Mexican-American community that surrounds the school. Located just west of downtown San Antonio, the neighborhood is as rich with art and history and culture as the rest of the city. Yet it’s a world apart.
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09/26/18
Teacher's Lounge: Patrick Lee Clark
Some may know Patrick Lee Clark as a 6th grade English teacher at the brand new DSST: Noel Middle School. But in his spare time, he goes by Lee Clark Allen, an R&B/Soul artist who performs throughout Denver, and is currently wrapping up his debut album, Little Rock.
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09/24/18
How CO districts would spend their share of Amendment 73
If Colorado voters this November approve a $1.6 billion tax increase to benefit schools, several metro-area districts are pledging to spend part of their share to boost teacher pay.
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