Denver Public Schools

The impending purchase comes at a time of rising popularity for career and technical education nationwide.

John F. Kennedy High, Oakland Elementary, Rocky Mountain Prep Noel, and Academy 360 earned or maintained higher preliminary state ratings this year.

Marrero, who recently met behind closed doors with the school board to discuss tensions between them, revealed his favorite DPS school and spent time with Mayor Mike Johnston.

The comparison comes as Superintendent Alex Marrero’s future with Denver Public Schools has been questioned. He says he’s committed to Denver and is developing a new strategic plan for 2030.

"We need more of this in general,” one board member said.

Superintendent Alex Marrero had expressed concerns about what he said was an attempt by the board to create a “parallel legal advisory system.”

As Denver Public Schools faces funding pressures, the school board voted Thursday to put a $44 million mill levy override on the Nov. 3 ballot.

The Denver school board doesn’t usually meet in July, but held a special meeting Monday morning because of a recent conflict between Superintendent Alex Marrero and the board.

When students audition for a spot at Denver School of the Arts, Shawn Hann looks for potential, positivity, and kindness.

The fate of four other vacant Denver school buildings is still up in the air.

Despite the district soliciting applications, no charter schools applied to serve as replacements for low-performing district-run schools that might close.

Among his concerns: that the board is getting too involved in administrative matters and that he’s in the crosshairs of disputes between members.

Miami-Dade County’s school board whittled its pool of applicants down to six semifinalists, the Miami Herald reported. Marrero was not one of them.

The Supreme Court's recent Callais decision reshaped the legal landscape for using race to draw voting maps, including for school board elections.

“This is a new way of doing business,” a former attorney for the federal Office for Civil Rights said.

In a four-page missive, Marrero detailed several concerns, including that the board is getting too involved in administrative matters.

Marrero has led Denver Public Schools since 2021. The Miami Herald reported Thursday that he is one of 21 candidates for the top job in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Support for the ban was strong among school staff and parents but not so much among students, according to a district survey.

Denver Public Schools has hired Sito Narcisse, whose candidacy to become Chicago Public Schools CEO brought to attention praise and criticism of his time as an education administrator.