Colorado has the fastest growing rate of child poverty in the U.S. The poverty isn’t evenly distributed, however. A vast gulf exists between rates of poverty for Hispanic children and white children. From The Takeaway.
Splitting up boys and girls: a new choice in public education
In Denver, school officials have announced an experiment in school choice, offering the choice for parents to send their daughters to an all-girls public school. It’s a growing national trend. A discussion from The Takeaway.
Riding the Rails: Upgrading Transportation in Denver
Continuing our series on the New Urbanism, Matt Dellinger joins The Takeaway to talk about the city’s light rail project and the attempt to design and define new communities.
Denver’s Design for the Future: The ‘New Suburbia’
In Denver, Colorado, a group of urban planners and architects gather to debate urban design. Joining The Takeaway is Ellen Dunham, author and Director of the Architecture program at Georgia Institute of Technology.
Patchwork Nation: the big issues in big cities stem from income disparity