Education

The State of Colorado is allowing metro-Denver daycares to apply to care for more kids than regulations allow in the event of a teachers’ strike.

The Denver Classroom Teachers Association answers frequently asked questions in advance of a planned February 11 walkout.

Governor Jared Polis announced that the state will not intervene in the dispute between the Denver teachers’ union and the district. Teachers plan to go on strike starting on February 11.

ProComp — “professional compensation” — was supposed to recognize and reward good teachers.

The Colorado Black Round Table is calling for both sides in a potential teachers’ strike to consider the impact a work stoppage would have on students of color.

The Denver teachers union’s leadership is upset that Colorado Governor Jared Polis is calling for meetings before allowing a strike against Denver Public Schools to move forward.

I need money to live and with my current salary — the one that Denver Public Schools and Superintendent Susana Cordova dictate — might be the reason I have to leave a career I love.

Members of the Denver teachers union walked out on a January 31 negotiating session that failed to make progress toward preventing a strike.

Members of the Denver teachers union who’ve voted to strike will follow a State Capitol rally with a Denver Public Schools negotiating session.

A Denver County judge has dismissed charges against East High School administrators charged with failing to report the rape of a student.

A project to provide tamales to Denver teachers on the picket line is being planned by a prominent group of Denver socialists.

A national education advocate weighs in on a disagreement over tough-school bonuses in Denver.

In the first school board meeting since the Denver teachers’ union voted to strike, teachers and their supporters let the board know they aren’t happy.

Denver Public Schools has apologized for a letter suggesting that the district would report striking teachers with visas to U.S. immigration.

Most of the 25 Colorado school districts with dropout rates in excess of 10 percent specialize in alternative education aimed at high-risk students.

The Denver teachers’ union just voted to strike for the first time since 1994.

A negotiator for the Denver teachers union recaps talks with Denver Public Schools and predicts that teachers will authorize a strike.

After negotiations with DPS failed, the teachers’ union will vote on whether to strike for the first time since 1994.

With a possible teachers strike looming in Denver, Superintendent Susana Cordova spoke to Westword about what’s been happening in bargaining with the teachers’ union.

The deputy executive director of Denver’s teachers union discusses negotiations with Denver Public Schools and his concerns that a strike may be inevitable.

Compared with the statewide average, the Denver school district is top-heavy with administration.

The mother of a nineteen-year-old killed by police near the CSU campus has filed a lawsuit in the case. Money isn’t her main motivation.