When the Department of Probation announced plans in January to close its Alternative to Detention (ATD) schools, juvenile justice advocates were irate. How, they asked, could the city axe a ...

Bid a bittersweet farewell to Life Skills, Denver’s own last-chance high school. Last year, Denver Public Schools announced that Life Skills would close — a decision backed by the state board of ...

The green chalkboard still held the smeared shadow of a global studies lesson: “Aim: What are the countries and cities in North America?” But all the desks were empty. Textbooks and art supplies were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students who struggle with substance abuse -- including alcohol, meth and fentanyl -- strive to finish high school; Nightline ...