Zahra Abdulameer and her family came to Denver in 2009 from Iraq. She’s one of many refugee students who attend Denver’s South High School—a “welcoming center” school for refugees. She’s one of the students who talked with the leadership of the Denver Public Schools during a visit to the school that came in the wake of the Trump administration’s executive…
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A Denver Teacher’s Call for ‘More Urgent Path Forward’ on Improving Schools
The Denver Board of Education last month voted to phase out or close three elementary schools for poor performance and declining enrollment. In the wake of that tough decision, Denver teacher Kathleen Anderson wrote this piece about the importance of strong school accountability. By Kathleen Anderson Students and families in Southwest Denver have been underserved for nearly 20 years. Kepner Middle…