COLORADO SPRINGS—In 2007, Colorado ranked 34th in the nation for education, according to a report from CNBC. And within the state, Denver Public Schools (DPS) was in the bottom 10 districts for English language arts and math. At the time, DPS was Colorado’s second-largest district; it has since become the largest.
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Denver Public Schools had a 39 percent high school graduation rate, a dropout rate of over 10 percent, and only 1,324 students matriculated to college out of 73,873 in its 2006–2007 class.
A school bus in a file photo. A bill introduced in Colorado would pave the way for schools to conduct annual mental health checks for students. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
Katie Spence
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Katie Spence is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times who covers energy, climate, and Colorado politics. She has also covered medical industry censorship and government collusion.
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