10/11/18
Voter registration deadlines for each state
Election Day is Nov. 6, but voter registration deadlines in many states are well before that.
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10/10/18
The evolution of the DPS portfolio
If you ask Jennifer Holladay, Denver Public Schools (DPS) Portfolio Manager, why their portfolio approach has worked, she would tell you because "all boats [both charter and district schools] are rising and students and families have access to better options". She'd also tell you that they still have a lot to learn and that there have been many failures along the way.
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10/09/18
FAFSA now open for 19-20 school year
Colorado students lost out on nearly $50 million worth of federal financial aid awarded through the Pell Grant during the 2015-2016 academic year — all because they didn’t fill out some forms.
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10/08/18
TCP Placement and student data updates
TCP Placement Conversations will take place between October 1st through October 26th! Coaches and SDs will be reaching out to teachers to schedule TCP Placement conversations.
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10/08/18
CO teachers take to the streets
Waving “Yes on Amendment 73” signs, Denver teachers formed red-shirted clusters along Colfax Avenue Friday afternoon.
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10/04/18
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!
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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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