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Good morning. This is Melanie Asmar with Chalkbeat Colorado.

Eighty-eight out of 100. That’s how many points Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero earned on his latest performance evaluation. The school board, which has been mired in infighting, unanimously approved it. Read more in today’s top story.

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Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero earns 88 points out of 100 on latest evaluation

Marrero missed goals related to improving the test scores of Black and Latino students, a long-running concern that the board urged him to address faster.

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$44 million online charter school fraud trial begins in federal court

Phillip Holden began Tuesday. Holden is one of the leaders of the Indiana Virtual School accused of inflating enrollment figures in order to siphon per-pupil funding from Indiana.

What would help formerly incarcerated youth finish school? More support and accountability, experts say.

At a Chalkbeat virtual event, experts who work with formerly incarcerated students discussed how to make sure students’ credits transfer as they move between facilities.

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