About 100 educators, parents, board members, and students rallied on Friday to start a statewide “yes” campaign for Proposition NN. If passed, the November ballot initiative would raise billions more for schools.
The Sheridan teachers strike stretched 17 school days before the union and the district reached a tentative contract agreement under pressure from Gov. Jared Polis to find a resolution.
Teachers in the tiny Sheridan School District south of Denver have been working without a contract all school year.
A fifth grade teacher could be fired because of social media posts related to the strike and other allegations made by district officials.
The Denver Classroom Teachers Association has filed a grievance alleging that Denver Public Schools is violating a new provision of the teachers contract.
One winning candidate attributed the sweep to ‘the state of the world.’ She said voters ‘know they can trust teachers.’
Four of the seven board seats are up for grabs in the Nov. 4 election.
Both sides agreed that the Denver school board should put a measure on the ballot to increase funding for DPS. The board president said it would be inappropriate to comment until the tentative agreement is ratified.
Former Colorado Education Association President Amie Baca-Oehlert joins a crowded field of Democratic candidates hoping to unseat U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans.
The union blasted DPS for declaring an impasse during Teacher Appreciation Week.
Colorado educators rallied at the Colorado Capitol against lawmakers’ plans to cut back on education funding next year.
Teachers said they were entitled to a 5.2% cost-of-living raise. Denver Public Schools said it didn’t have the money. An arbitrator sided with DPS.
The superintendent said the result was ‘not a surprise,’ while the teachers union president said it was decided on ‘a technicality in contract language.’
The Colorado Education Association released its annual report and legislative priorities. The union says it will fight any attempts to withhold money from schools.
The current class size cap is 35 students.
The Denver teachers union is asking Denver Public Schools to negotiate a special agreement for the teachers who would lose their jobs if schools close.
Amendment 80 would put language about school choice in the state’s constitution.
New Colorado Education Association President Kevin Vick shares how he will approach the job as he replaces Amie Baca-Oehlert.
The contract provision in question has to do with the end of the so-called budget stabilization factor, which withheld funding from Colorado’s K-12 schools.
Vick is set to start a three-year term as president of the organization of nearly 40,000 educators in July.