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More than 100 DPS schools will be closed Thursday as Colorado teachers rally for K-12 funding. These schools will stay open.

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12 months ago

March 18, 2025

More than 100 DPS schools will be closed Thursday as Colorado teachers rally for K-12 funding. These schools will stay open.

More than 100 schools in Denver will be closed Thursday as teachers and other educators plan to rally at the Colorado State Capitol to protest the state’s funding of K-12 schools.

Thousands of educators from across the state are expected to attend the event led by the Colorado Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union.

While some districts are on spring break, others such as the Boulder Valley School District, Adams 12 Five Star Schools and the Aspen School District, have canceled all classes districtwide Thursday as employees have called out of work to attend the rally.

At DPS alone, as many of 1,000 employees have expressed interest in attending, said Rob Gould, president of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association.

“Our educators, they’re very concerned about the funding cuts,” he said.

DPS, which has more than 200 schools, will keep 30 district-run schools open Thursday by using substitutes and central office employees.

Another 55 DPS charter and innovation schools will also remain open, according to a list sent out by Superintendent Alex Marrero on Tuesday.

The rest of the district’s schools will be closed, with classes resuming Friday.

“While we support fully funded education, we wish their action didn’t have a direct impact on students’ education,” Marrero wrote in a letter to families and employees. “Our goal is to do everything that we can do to keep our schools open so that our students do not lose a day of important instruction due to this event.

“In addition to the educational instruction that students will be missing out on, many of our students count on their schools for social-emotional support, mental health resources, and the only two meals that they will have to eat that day.”

DPS district-run schools that will remain open Thursday:

Barnum Elementary
Compassion Road Academy
Cory Elementary
Cowell Elementary
Denver Center for International Studies Fairmont
Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design
Delta High School
Eagleton Elementary School
Excel Academy
Florence Crittenton High School
Gilliam
Goldrick Elementary
Grant Ranch
Hallett Academy
International Academy of Denver Harrington
John H. Amesse Elementary
Manual Middle School
Marrama Elementary School
Montbello Career and Tech
Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School
Morey Middle School
Newlon
North Engagement Center
Polaris Elementary
Respect Academy
Schmitt Elementary
Steck Elementary
Steele Elementary
Trevista at Horace Mann
Willow Elementary

DPS charter and innovation zone schools that will remain open Thursday:

Charter and Innovation Zone
5280 High School
Academy 360
AUL Denver
Cole Arts and Sciences Academy
Colorado High School Charter GES
Colorado High School Charter Osage
Compass Academy
Denver Justice High School
Denver Language School – Gilpin Campus
Denver Language School – Whiteman Campus
Downtown Denver Expeditionary School
DSST: Cedar High School
DSST: Cedar Middle School
DSST: Cole High School
DSST: Cole Middle School
DSST: College View High School
DSST: College View Middle School
DSST: Conservatory Green High School
DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School
DSST: Elevate Northeast High School
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School
DSST: Montview High School
DSST: Montview Middle School
French American School of Denver
Girls Athletic Leadership School High School
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School
Highline Academy Northeast
Highline Academy Southeast
KIPP Denver Collegiate High School
KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy
KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School
KIPP Northeast Elementary
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy
KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary
Monarch Montessori
Omar D. Blair
RiseUp Community School
Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley
Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside
Rocky Mountain Prep Federal
Rocky Mountain Prep GVR
Rocky Mountain Prep Noel
Rocky Mountain Prep RISE
Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill
Rocky Mountain Prep SMART
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest
Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside
Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood
SOAR Denver
University Prep – Arapahoe St.
University Prep – Steele St.
Valdez Elementary
Wyatt Academy

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March 2, 2026

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Denver rally shows divided feelings over U.S.-Israel action against Iran

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17 hours ago

March 2, 2026

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Denver rally shows divided feelings over U.S.-Israel action against Iran

DENVER — More than 24 hours after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, Coloradans are continuing to express their feelings about what the attack means not only for the world, but here in our state.

For the second straight day, Coloradans expressed their opinions on the steps of the state Capitol about the attack by the US and Israel on Iran.

But instead of anger, as was the case on Saturday, the tone on Sunday was more cheerful.

“Today it’s a celebration about like getting our freedom back, and we would love to have people to be happy with us,” said Forzun Yalme, who helped organize the event with Free Iran Colorado.

For some Iranian-Americans, the news of the attack brings a new sense of hope that freedom is near.

“For me to be Iranian-American, in 47 years here, I learned about democracy and human rights and what I like,” detailed Amir Tosh, another member of Free Iran Colorado. “I want to transfer what your values are for democracy, human rights, freedom to my country, my motherland.”

Denver rally shows divided feelings over U.S.-Israel action against Iran

“My uncle and grandma, grandparents, they were all so happy about what happened, because we can, like, now feel the freedom,” explained Yalme.

But some Iranian-Americans are more cautious.

Colorado’s only Iranian-American state representative, Yara Zokaie, doubts the operation will have a significant impact to Iran’s leadership.

“I’m sympathetic to people who want regime change by any means necessary, but I think we also need to stop and realize what this actually means,” said Zokaie. “Regime change is not something that can happen in one airstrike.”

Zokaie admits she herself was elated to hear Iran’s supreme leader and other top officials were killed in the attack.

But she hopes Coloradans remember the innocent people who have already been killed and those who are more likely to come.

“I ask that we remember the humanity of people in the Middle East as this news unfolds. I ask that we call for a peaceful resolution that we empower Iranian people who will bring change from within, and that we call for no war with Iran,” said Zokaie.

Several people at today’s event at the Capitol approached our Denver7 team. They shared their gratitude for President Donald Trump, the US military, and the Israelis for their action in helping bring freedom to Iran.

They hope others will see that as well. They plan on being here for the next hour and a half or so.

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Police searching for information after fatal assault in Denver

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1 day ago

March 1, 2026

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Police searching for information after fatal assault in Denver

March 1, 2026 / 2:21 PM MST
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Denver police are looking for information that could help them identify the suspect in a fatal assault overnight.

Officers were called to the scene in the 9700 block of E. Hampden Avenue around 2:08 a.m. They said an injured man at the scene was taken to a hospital for treatment, but he has been pronounced deceased.

DPD says they’re investigating the case as a homicide. They did not provide the identity of the man who was killed or further details on the case.

Police encouraged anyone with information about the attack or the possible suspect(s) involved to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.

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