DJEC is a community education journal focused on topics of education in the greater Denver area. By engaging in community discourse, and connecting this content to scholarship and policy, DJEC hopes to contribute to local education thinking by offering a balanced and well-informed perspective.
Adjusting to new social and educational realitiesStudent PerspectiveBy | Jennifer & Jessica Aggrey Reading the first paragraph, we wonder what the writer means by “It is no surprise that we are in a global crisis.” Just in early March 2020, Colorado was still living almost oblivious to the virus. Schools Read more…
Adjusting to new social and educational realitiesEditorial ContributionBy | Shant’a Johnson & Ali Larson It would be impossible to capture the impact of Covid-19 on our children’s education within the confines of one article. The effects have been felt far and wide, perhaps more deeply than anyone could have anticipated. Read more…
Examining the politics of public education: ValuesEditorial ContributionBy | Art Williams As non-profit, faith based leader whose primary focus has been working closely with developing adolescents, largely in under-resourced communities for the past 20 years, I recognize the voices in this article. It raises many questions for me, as I Read more…
Examining the politics of public education: ValuesScholar PerspectiveBy | Manuel Espinoza, PhD I have read closely the summary of community responses to the question: What values (interests) do you see reflected in public education in the area? I take no issue with the responses. I am content to let them Read more…
Examining the politics of public education: ValuesStudent PerspectiveBy | Jonathan Bateman They Sin Against UsA Call for Districts to Relinquish Their Power When I reflect upon the current state of the district and my experience, I can’t help but feel hopeless. I try not to though. All the sacrifices that Read more…
Examining the politics of public education: ValuesSurfacing ValuesBy | Allan Tellis, Chief Writer, Denver Getting to ValuesDiscussing what values are reflected in the educational system led community members into robust and intense conversations. Oftentimes, the values held by the community members that constitute an educational system do not align, and Read more…
Examining the politics of public education: ValuesAntwan Jefferson, PhD One of the things that I’ve been particularly curious about since I’ve been involved with Denver education (circa 2002) is what people see when they look at the system of public education in this city. During my years on staff at Read more…
Examining the politics of public education: ValuesEducator PerspectiveBy | Nicci Guagliardo, MBA, PhD Parents and community members feel justifiably frustrated with the gap in purported values and actionable practices in the public school system. One community member stated, “the district is making decisions, but they don’t really know the community.” Read more…
Community Vision for Education of ChildrenBearing witness while bearing burdenBy | Allan Tellis, Chief Writer, Denver Navigating the complexities of the contemporary educational system can oftentimes leave community members with more questions than answers. In conversation with their peers, parents routinely voice concerns about whether or not the current educational Read more…
Community Vision for Education of ChildrenEducator PerspectiveBy | Wisdom Amouzou The words of Sobonfu Some always remind me that the practice of community cannot be assumed as innate to all cultures and peoples. In some contexts, the embodiment and practice of community has been perverted, co-opted and rendered dysfunctional by Read more…
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