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Why DPS says it must close Denver schools to avert a 'full-blown crisis.'

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Why DPS says it must close Denver schools to avert a 'full-blown crisis.'

Carrie Olson remembers the first time she was told that Denver Public Schools would have to close schools because fewer babies were being born. She had only been on the Board of Education a year or two when the state demographer predicted the difficult decision that Olson — first elected in 2017 — and her […]

Colorado voters reject school choice

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Colorado voters reject school choice

A majority of Colorado voters rejected a ballot measure that would enshrine the right to school choice in the Colorado Constitution. As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, 52.06% voted against Amendment 80. Early results showed 47.94% of voters supported the school choice amendment, which requires 55% approval to pass because it would change the state constitution. […]