A tumultuous year of Board of Education infighting, rising teen gun violence and two high-profile shootings at Denver Public Schools’ largest high school culminated in voters sending a resounding m…
John Youngquist speaks alongside Marlene de la Rosa during their joint DPS school board race watch party at The Bar at Plaza 38 on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. A tumultuous year of Board of Education infighting, rising teen gun violence and two high-profile shootings at Denver Public Schools’ largest high school culminated in voters sending a resounding message to their local school board this week: they want change.
Union-backed members will retain their majority on DPS’s board after the election, but the newcomers will have an edge when it comes to establishing board leadership, priorities and potential future policies because Tuesday’s election made it very clear that a significant portion of the electorate supports a shakeup of the status quo, Ciruli said.
“Whenever we get new board members, it changes how the board operates, the knowledge and the skills coming on,” board member Carrie Olson said, adding, “I’m excited to get to know our new board colleagues and get to work.”
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