Spotlight on Success in DPS
While there is still work to do to close achievement gaps, several DPS schools are showing what’s possible when students of color and those from working families get the support they deserve. These DPS schools are leading the way with strong CMAS and SAT results. Their success proves that excellence and equity can go hand […]
Denver’s 2025 CMAS Results
Each year, the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) tests give us important insights into how well Colorado and DPS schools are supporting students. CMAS data tells us two key things: whether students are reading and doing math at grade level (proficiency) and how much progress they’re making from year to year (growth). The 2025 […]
RootED Annual Impact Report 2022-23
2023 is RootED’s fifth year providing funding and strategic support to community-based organizations and public charter and innovation zone schools in Denver. For a half-decade, RootED has facilitated connections and collaboration among advocacy organizations, schools and communities in the metro area. We do this so students—particularly students of color, students from low-income households, students who […]
RootED Annual Impact Report 2021-22
Since its founding, RootED Denver has provided funding and strategic support to schools, community-based organizations and programs that, like us, are deeply committed to partnering with students, families, educators and communities to co-create learning environments and experiences that advance racial equity, and are culturally responsive, rigorous, and effective. As we reflect on the work funded […]
Declining Enrollment in Denver
RootED partnered with Eschbacher Consulting to take a deep dive into enrollment data to better understand the overall causes of low enrollment in Denver. Brian Eschbacher is the former Denver Public Schools Executive Director of Planning and Enrollment. You can read more about his local and national work at Eschbacher Consulting. The report overviews: City-wide factors […]
RootED Annual Impact Report 2020-21
As we come towards the end of another year, RootED Denver is continuing to focus on the incredible work done by our grantees in support of students and community towards a more equitable future for Denver Public Schools (DPS) students. We are inspired by the stories in our community and are grateful to support schools […]
Community Views on Quality and Equity In Education
A year-long community research initiative led through the PEACE Collective reveals that Brown, Black, and Indigenous students and their families in DPS care deeply about quality and equity in public education, and envision a school district that offers equal access to everything that they need to thrive. RootED Denver commissioned the research to examine and report […]
RootED Annual Report 2019-2020
We’re proud to share our first RootED Annual Report. In fiscal year 2019-2020, our grantees served nearly 24,000 Denver Public School students across 55 schools. These schools and nonprofit organizations championed community-driven change by activating and equipping Denver families to advocate for schools that meet their needs; and they elevated school quality and racial equity […]
Denver Journal of Education & Community – Engagement Report: Family Decision-Making
Informed by a process of regional community dialogues hosted by community members throughout Denver, CO in February and March 2020, this report was developed to address the ways in which families of Denver Public Schools (DPS; the District) students make decisions about their children’s education and options for schooling. The researchers were interested in knowing […]