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Welcome New Staff

As many of you know, New Staff Training (NST) wrapped up yesterday after two packed training days, and New Teacher Training (NTT) is well underway. The DSST team is thrilled to welcome 242 new staff members this year.

Registration Closed for Infusion 2018

Update: 8/2 1pm: Registration for Infusion breakout sessions is now closed.

DSST Team,

Attention Brought to Stapleton Name

As a candidate for Colorado governor, Walker Stapleton has touted a distinguished biography: two terms as state treasurer, a business degree from Harvard and a long family history of public service.

Ideas in Action

“No matter who you are, or where you come from, our kids can all feel like they belong.”

DPS' Superintendent Steps Down After Nearly a Decade

Over Tom Boasberg’s nearly 10 years as Denver superintendent, he made a national impact.

How entitled parents hurt schools

There is a widespread view in education that poor parents are trouble: They don’t spend enough time reading to children, monitoring their homework, attending school events or helping teachers. Educators, at times, complain bitterly about them, and many policies have been designed to address these issues. With economic segregation in the United States worsening, there is likely to be a growing number of school districts where poor children, and poor parents, predominate.

How the governor's race affects education

After millions of dollars and what sure felt like millions of mailers and door-knocks, Coloradans have their candidates for governor: Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Walker Stapleton.

DSST Named Broad Prize Winner

Dear DSST Staff and Friends,

How did Colorado fair on education spending report?

A recent report from Education Week, Quality Counts, grades all 50 states in two key categories of school finance: overall spending on K-12 and equity, or just how fairly and evenly that money is distributed throughout a particular state.

DSST named 2018 Broad Prize Finalist

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