Denver touts record participation in school choice process
About four out of five still got into a first-choice school, district officials announced
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Five ideas to help Denver students get to the schools they choose
Denver gets national kudos for its robust school choice system, but the district has also been criticized for not doing enough to help some students get to their chosen schools.
Denver’s school choice process starts Feb. 1. Here’s what’s different this year.
It’s all online this year, which means no more paper applications. And the timing has been pushed back.
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Too tough, not tough enough: Denver’s complicated school rating system is under attack from all sides
Parents use the color-coded ratings to decide where to send their kids, which means the ratings have real-world consequences for enrollment and funding.
Colorado’s new director of school choice: If we hold all schools accountable, divisiveness over charters will go away
Bill Kottenstette is settling into a role at the department that includes overseeing a $36 million grant program to help launch charter schools.
Colorado for kids: Lakeside Amusement Park
Lakeside Amusement Park was once a fancy place with dance floors, a casino, swimming beach, race track, theater and more.
Denver Nuggets games with your kids: A quick-start guide
What you should know about promo nights, tickets, snacks and attractions.
As Denver’s school choice process opens, which schools are the most – and least – popular?
Under Denver Public Schools’ unified enrollment system, families fill out a form listing their top five school choices for 2017-18.
Colorado for Kids: Corn maze at Chatfield Farms
This Denver-area corn maze burned a few hours for us on a sunny weekend day, and has attractions for kids of all ages. Here's what it looked like.
Colorado for kids: Cave of the Winds day trip from Denver
The Cave of the Winds origin story is pretty appealing to kids and adults who fancy themselves adventurers: "In 1881, two brothers went exploring...."
Colorado for kids: Garden of the Gods day trip from Denver
Garden of the Gods is a great spot in Colorado for families. In fact, TripAdvisor ranked it the No. 1 park in the U.S. (No. 2? New York's Central Park.)