Eric Gorski

Journalist

Denver, Colorado

Chalkbeat managing editor. Former Denver Post reporter and national writer for The Associated Press. Two-time Religion Newswriters Association Writer of the Year. Freelancer writer.

Eric Gorski

Journalist

Denver, Colorado

Chalkbeat managing editor. Former Denver Post reporter and national writer for The Associated Press. Two-time Religion Newswriters Association Writer of the Year. Freelancer writer.

In Denver, a divide over “neighborhood schools”
Rhetoric in a school board race cuts to the heart of a debate over public schools should be.
Chalkbeat Colorado
Destination Blue
A Denver elementary school changes its look and feel as part of an ambitious turnaround effort.
Chalkbeat Colorado
Conservative education reformers' no-good, very-bad day
Key school board elections were swung by issues t intensely local and part of broader battles over American education.
Chalkbeat Colorado
Put to the test
Next-generation online student assessments arrive in Colorado. Will they deliver on their promises?
The Denver Post
GOP backtracks on education reform
Republicans change course on standards, testing, accountability, aligning with teacher unions.
The Denver Post
Just say no to testing
The growing opt-out movement encourages parents to refuse state mandated tests.
The Denver Post
Vaccination records on students cloudy
A new law gives parents school-level breakdowns on immunizations, but the picture is incomplete.
The Denver Post
The war over Jefferson County schools
Key pieces of the national education debate are coming together in bellwether Colorado district.
The Denver Post
Stern test for high-performing schools
A data-driven charter school network is forced to adjust when its test scores plummet.
The Denver Post
Online threats and consequences
At a wealthy suburban high school, threats on a mobile app inspire an anti-bullying campaign.
The Denver Post
The invisible achievement gap
Children in Colorado's foster care system are less likely to graduate high school than homeless kids.
The Denver Post
Failed promises of marijuana regulations
Colorado's vaunted system of tracking pot from seed to sale is in fact an honor system.
Denver Post
Unlocking Mireya's world
The story of Mireya Salazar, a 3-year-old girl with autism and a famous last name.
Denver Post
The Pastor's Son
When smoke and bullets filled the Aurora theater, Jarell Brooks didn't think of himself.
The Denver Post
Justice at Sand Creek
Almost 150 years later, descendants of the Sand Creek Massacre seek reparations and peace.
Denver Post
Oversight of doctors recommending pot is lax and inconsistent
The man who walked into the office with a decade-old ankle sprain was an undercover cop.
The Denver Post

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Eric Gorski

I try to write stories, not articles.

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