By Chalkbeat’s count, the number of people who sign up to speak at public comment has plummeted since the board put time limits in place.

District officials said the popular AI chatbot’s new features could lead to cyberbullying and expose students to content related to self-harm and violence.

The 2025 dropout rate of 1.6% is the lowest in state history.

Innovation zones were established during Denver’s school reform era. But they lost ground in recent years amid changes on the school board.

The Denver school board approved a two-year, $3.5 million contract with TeachStart to provide year-long substitute teachers for certain schools.

The trend of declining enrollment could lead to more school closures, even as the school board has enacted a four-year moratorium with a major caveat.

Denver Public Schools has a new policy that calls for closing low-performing schools. But the state recently raised the ratings for 2 DPS schools, sparing them from closure under that policy.

Groups supportive of charter schools outspent teachers unions by nearly 3 to 1, but the big spending didn’t pay off.

The shift in the structure for the Beacon schools is more evidence that Denver is moving away from the policies and practices put in place during its education reform peak.

Gaytán was reelected last month to a second four-year term on the board. She previously served a two-year stint as president from 2021 through 2023.