Do charter schools take districts' money?
ow would you respond if you stumbled across a headline that asked, “How much do farmers markets...
09/07/18
Do charter schools take districts' money?
ow would you respond if you stumbled across a headline that asked, “How much do farmers markets cost Walmart?” It’s a ridiculous question. It presupposes that the customer belongs to Walmart; that any time the individual chooses to buy cucumbers from a local grower or salsa from an aspiring entrepreneur, he or she is “robbing” the dominant grocer. That’s just absurd. Yet this is the standard frame we use when talking about education. We blithely assume that education is wholly different from any other field.
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09/04/18
Rocky Mountain Divide
Persistent growth in skill requirements on the job and low unemployment has forced Colorado to compete for skilled labor nationwide, but that threatens to leave Coloradans born in the state behind in the competition for middle class jobs— especially Latinos with a high school education or less.
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08/31/18
A Letter to DSST Staff
In a difficult week, the genuine voices of our parents offer great comfort and perspective. We have had heart-wrenching conversations with parents across our network this week. We wanted to share one letter from some amazing Cole parents because it sums up our overall feeling of appreciation and love for all teachers out there:
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08/31/18
At Our Core: Superintendent Search
As you likely already know, Tom Boasberg, Denver Public Schools’ Superintendent of nearly 10 years, will be stepping down October 19th. The search for the new Superintendent will be executed in three phases, with the goal of having a new leader selected later this fall. We need your help in having our collective voices heard in this search.
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08/31/18
GoFundMe for Cole Family
On 8/28 a shooting occurred directly outside of our DSST: Cole campus, critically injuring a student. We are opening this fundraiser in hopes of raising money to support the student and their family during this incredibly difficult time. Our staff has been in touch with the student and his family and this fund will completely benefit them. Thank you for your support and feel welcome to share this with your community.
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08/27/18
Broad celebration was a success!
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us on Friday night for our celebration of DSST’s Broad Prize win! Issac Slade (of The Fray) played an awesome set for our staff which included him walking into the crowd for an acoustic surrounded by our staff.
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08/27/18
Initiative 73 and school funding
Data from the 2016 fiscal year, the latest available, show that nationwide, public school districts on average spend $11,762 per pupil, and Colorado schools spend on average $9,575 per pupil, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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08/23/18
Talking integrated schools in Alabama
It's the first week of class in a new school in Sumter County, Ala., and some fourth-graders are getting to know each other. They have pieces of colored paper they can do anything they want with — the idea is to be creative. Teacher Morri Mordecai cheers them on.
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08/22/18
NYT op-ed got school choice wrong
"After a much-needed break from all things education, I returned to find an op-ed in The New York Times from Antioch University writing professor Erin Aubry Kaplan about school choice. I hate arguing with an author who worships President Obama, but for the life of me, I cannot abide her incoherent argument against charter schools.
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08/22/18
Expert advice about school restarts
We say it every year: the summer flew by! That’s certainly how I feel about my summer at Bellwether Education Partners as a Strategic Advising fellow. As I get ready to go back to graduate school, I’m reflecting on my work with a group of school leaders taking on the critical task of school turnaround, who we supported with strategic planning.
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