Denver school board mandates all-gender restrooms in schools and district facilities

Each school in Denver must now have at least one all-gender restroom, after the school board unanimously passed a resolution Thursday mandating the practice.

Denver’s Montbello High School will reopen in 2022, per school board vote

For the second time in three months, the Denver school board voted unanimously Thursday to reunify a comprehensive high school that had been dismantled in the past decade.

Denver board approves paying members up to $750 per month

The Denver school board voted 5-2 Thursday to pay board members, as allowed under a new state law passed six months ago.

Denver school board member: If students meet in person, the board should too

A Denver school board member is calling for his colleagues to resume in-person board meetings now that Denver students are gradually returning to classrooms.

How Denver is spending $9 million freed up by central office cuts

The millions of dollars that Denver Public Schools will save by cutting central office employees will be spent on four initiatives, including creating “community hubs” to provide services for families such as GED classes, mental health support, and help with job placement.

Denver school bathrooms would always stock free tampons, pads under policy

The Denver school board wants to make sure free pads and tampons are available in school bathrooms for years to come. The board is set to cement in policy the district’s practice of stocking K-8, middle, and high school bathrooms with menstrual hygiene products in an effort to ensure that no students have to miss class because they can’t afford them.