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Waving “Yes on Amendment 73” signs, Denver teachers formed red-shirted clusters along Colfax Avenue Friday afternoon.
“We’re just trying to get people to support teachers,”...
Colorado’s Democratic candidate for governor is the founder of a charter school network, and the Republican candidate is a longtime supporter of charter schools...
The Colorado General Assembly’s 2018 session ended with a down-to-the-wire compromise on pension reform that left some teachers feeling bruised, but Gov. John Hickenlooper...
Teachers from Colorado’s two largest school districts are planning back-to-back walkouts next week to call for more funding for education – and they could...
Update: By Friday, the JBC had set aside $150 million to increase funding to schools.
Legislators on the Joint Budget Committee unanimously decided last week...
Colorado voters could see a $1.6 billion tax increase for education on their November ballots.
Backers of a major school funding measure have been cleared...
Colorado’s superintendents want to change how the state distributes money to school districts – but only if voters are willing to approve a $1.7 billion...