2021 Board of Education Elections
Note: The candidate forum hosted on October 12 at GALS Denver will be hosted by the Denver Charter School Community in partnership with the African Leadership Group. RSVPs are required. Learn more here.
Cell Phones, Classrooms and Community Voice: What’s Happening in Denver Public Schools
If you are a Denver Public Schools (DPS) parent, educator or community member, you have probably heard the conversations already—at school pickup, in group chats or maybe around your kitchen table. What should schools do about cell phones? And who gets to decide? By July 1, 2026, House Bill 25-1135 requires every Colorado school district to adopt a formal policy that limits the use of smartphones and smartwatches by students during the school day. The goal of the legislation is