Jessica Seaman
K-12 Education Reporter at The Denver Post
K-12 education reporter @denverpost. Tar Heel. Public records aficionado. 2023 @ReportingHealth Data Fellow Reach me at: [email protected]
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2 days ago |
greeleytribune.com | Jessica Seaman
Poudre School District to pay $16.2 million to families of children abused by paraprofessional on school bus Settlement comes a year after Tyler Zanella was sentenced to more than 12 years for assauling disabled students
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2 days ago |
denverpost.com | Jessica Seaman
The Poudre School District in Fort Collins will pay a $16.2 million settlement to the families of 10 children who accused a former employee of abuse. The payment, announced Wednesday, comes a year after Tyler Zanella, a former paraprofessional for the district, was sentenced to more than 12 years for assaulting disabled students on school buses.
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2 weeks ago |
denverpost.com | Jessica Seaman
The Denver school board voted Thursday evening to extend Superintendent Alex Marrero’s contract by another two years and made it harder for directors to fire the Denver Public Schools leader. The Board of Education reopened conversations about Marrero’s contract — which was set to expire in June 2026 — earlier this year, but Thursday’s meeting was the first time the board revealed the changes they were considering.
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2 weeks ago |
denverpost.com | Jessica Seaman
The Denver school board is in talks with Superintendent Alex Marrero to extend his contract, a move members said is necessary for consistent leadership during a precarious time for K-12 education — but which has sparked criticism from others over a lack of transparency. The discussions, which have so far taken place behind closed doors, will be brought into public view when Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education meets Thursday afternoon.
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3 weeks ago |
denverpost.com | Jessica Seaman
Colorado’s new statewide hotline to help students stay in school or return to the classroom after entering the criminal justice system launched this week. The online Justice Engaged Student Hotline aims to help students continue their education after they’ve been arrested or ticketed by assisting them with school credit recovery and re-enrolling into school, according to a news release.
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RT @otherchrispaul: Grief lingers 5 years after COVID-19 arrived in Colorado, killing thousands https://t.co/3ksfwRZkIC via @jessicaseaman
Nearly 16K Coloradans have died due to COVID-19. But there’s no state memorial honoring them even as so many people grieve https://t.co/AfctVcoTSK
Closure is still out of reach for many pandemic survivors. Their grief is complicated by unknowns and what-ifs. Rituals they historically used to mourn and honor the dead were postponed or scrapped entirely during the height of the pandemic. https://t.co/AfctVcprIi