Charters at top, bottom of DPS ratings
New charter schools rank at the very top – and the very bottom – of Denver’s latest school report cards released today.
West Denver Prep’s Harvey Park campus, the first replication for the high-scoring charter network, topped the list of all city schools on DPS’ School Performance Framework, which considers achievement and growth on state
The Daily Churn: Thursday
What’s churning:
Terrance Carroll, the term-limited speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, is the new chairman of the board of A+ Denver, an education advocacy group founded in 2006. Carroll replaces former Denver MayorFederico Peña as chair of the group.
Carroll, a Denver Democrat, is the first African-American elected speaker, is a lawyer with the Greenberg Traurig, an international law firm with offices in Denver.
A+ describes itself as “non-profit independent civic organization formed to help Denver transform its public school