Published January 25, 2018
Dr. Sharon Bailey Recognized as Distinguished Educator of the Year
The Education Center (TheEduCtr) has selected Dr. Sharon Bailey as their Distinguished Educator of the Year. This award will be presented at the Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship & Awards Gala on Friday, March 2. The Education Center (TheEduCtr) is a nonprofit organization composed of a group of veteran educators promoting and advocating for
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Published December 21, 2017
Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Leadership Intensive and Summit
Attention African-American high school and middle school students! Join the Colorado Black Round Table (CBRT) for the Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Leadership Intensive and Summit on Monday, Jan. 15 at Manual High School. When: Monday, Jan. 15, 12–5 p.m. Where: Manual High School, 2800 Williams Street What: The CBRT Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Leadership
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Published October 30, 2017
DPS celebrates the opening of Mile High United Way Center for Family Opportunity
“On Thursday October 26, DPS celebrated the grand opening of our newest Mile High United Way Center for Family Opportunity (CFO) at McGlone Academy, in the Montbello neighborhood of Northeast Denver. Families, students, teachers, support staff and partner organizations enjoyed fall festival activities and staff-guided tours of this new amazing community resource. The CFO provides
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Published October 26, 2017
Recap of DPS ED Talk: Conversations on Identity and Belonging
On October 17, over 100 DPS employees, parents and community members gathered together to talk about identity and belonging at the first of a three-part ED Talk speaker series focused on belonging. The night began with a spoken word performance by Denver-based slam poet, Jose Guerrero. Moderator Bill De La Cruz then started the
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Published October 11, 2017
Colorado Black Round Table Announces “Gaining Ground in the Black Community Summit”
The Colorado Black Round Table (CBRT), in conjunction with numerous community organizations, leaders and citizens will hold its annual Gaining Ground in the Black Community Summit on Friday and Saturday, October 27-28. The main focus of this year’s summit activities is to revisit the CBRT Gaining Ground Black Community Report and take a close look
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