Schrader: What Denver Public Schools doesn’t want parents to know during school choice enrollment

The Denver Post: It’s the time of year when parents and guardians across Denver can enter their students’ names into a school choice lottery to attend some of the best schools in the state. Denver Public Schools’ enrollment window for school choice opened on Jan. 11 and closes at 4 p.m. on Feb. 12.

The model is remarkable. DPS is one of the only districts in the nation that offers an equal admission chance for some seats in almost every school with a single application.

But unlike in years past, parents are missing key information to help them navigate the more than 200 schools in the city. Denver has stopped publishing “enrollment guides” that include a robust system for parents to judge school performance.

Visit The Denver Post for more.

Subscribe to Our Blog

Loading