Carrie Olson remembers the first time she was told Denver Public Schools would need to close schools because fewer babies were being born. She had only been on the Board of Education for a year or two when the state demographer predicted the difficult decision that Olson — first elected in 2017 — and her … Read more
On the final day of summer vacation for most BPS students, the mayor, superintendent and a host of volunteers made a big push to keep kids in classes and chronic absenteeism down this school year. “We see nationally, we have chronic absenteeism going in the wrong direction,” BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper said. “I think here … Read more
An NSUI activist holds a placard during ‘Chhattra Sansad Gherav’ protest at Jantar Mantar against the alleged irregularities in NEET-UG in New Delhi Monday (June 24). (Photo: PTI) 3 min read Last Updated : Jun 24 2024 | 4:39 PM IST A CBI team reached Godhra city in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district on Monday to … Read more
Denver Public Schools projects 6,338 fewer children will attend its schools within the next five years as the declining K-12 enrollment continues to hit Colorado districts – and their budgets – despite the unexpected boost from last year’s surge of migrant students. Enrollment in Colorado’s largest district is expected to fall 8.3% from 76,157 K-12 … Read more
