Denver, CO
DPS Superintendent Alex Marrero finalist for Chicago job, report says
Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero is one of two finalists to become Chicago Public Schools’ next CEO, WBEZ Chicago reported Friday.
The Chicago district has not publicly identified its two finalists, but WBEZ reported that Marrero and Meisha Ross Porter, who led New York City’s public schools in 2021, will interview with the school board next week.
Chicago Public Schools representatives could not immediately be reached for comment Friday.
The DPS Board of Education hired Marrero in 2021 to replace Susana Cordova as the leader of Colorado’s largest K-12 district. Cordova, now the state’s education commissioner, resigned from DPS after two contentious years at the helm.
DPS officials declined to confirm whether DPS is seeking the Chicago job.
“Dr. Marrero has no plans to leave the district,” spokesman Bill Good said in a statement. “Currently, he is attending the Global Cities Symposium representing DPS, in Asia, and will be extending his trip for a brief, but well-deserved, vacation prior to returning to Denver.
“He is excited to work with the newly elected Board of Education and is proud of the work he has accomplished in his more than four years as the leader of Denver Public Schools.”
Marrero’s contract with DPS runs through 2028. The school board extended the contract earlier this year and made it harder to fire the superintendent by requiring a supermajority — at least five votes — to fire Marrero without cause.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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DENVER (KDVR) — Denver police are investigating a hit-and-run crash involving a motorcycle on Tuesday evening.
The Denver Police Department reported that the crash also involved a motorist and happened at East 9th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard.
The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Police did not release any description of the suspect vehicle.
Denver police said drivers should expect delays in the area.
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HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) — A woman accused of murder at Houston Lake Apartments back in March has returned to Middle Georgia after her arrest in Denver.
27-year-old Tylar Oglesby of Warner Robins is now in custody in Houston County for her alleged role in the shooting death of Diandre Oates at Houston Lake Apartments on the night of March 12.
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Officers on the scene found Oates with a gunshot wound behind the 1700 building, and he was then pronounced dead by the Houston County Coroner’s Office.
The first arrest made in the case happened on March 18, with Perry Police arresting Alexander Culler on a warrant for murder surrounding Oates’ death.
Oglesby was arrested over a week later in Denver, Colo., on a warrant for a party to a crime in connection with the fatal shooting.
Oglesby has since returned to Middle Georgia from Denver, where she faces a pending murder charge at the Houston County Detention Center.
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