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Denver district, teachers union make some progress as contract deadline looms, but still far...

Update:  At 5:15 p.m. Friday, Erica Meltzer blogged that Denver Public Schools administrators came back to the bargaining table and offered teachers the opportunity...

‘The reckoning has come’: Denver teachers union takes a hard line in negotiations

Negotiations grew more tense between the Denver teachers union and the district on Tuesday as the two sides struggled to find common ground over its...

All eyes are on Denver’s teacher pay negotiations as a strike looms. Here’s where...

Denver Public Schools and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association have been negotiating for more than a year against a backdrop of widespread protests over teacher pay. Now,...

Denver has 1 administrator for every 7.5 instructional staff — far above the state...

Compared with the statewide average, the Denver school district is top-heavy with administration. In the 2016-17 school year, Denver had one administrator for every 7.5...

On her first day as Denver superintendent, Susana Cordova visits the school where she...

At a morning assembly marking the first day of Susana Cordova’s tenure as Denver schools superintendent, the most telling moment was not the speeches...

Here’s a look at the first education bills to hit the floor in Colorado

The more than 100 bills filed on the first day of Colorado’s 2019 legislative session include proposals to address the teacher shortage, bolster mental...

Democrats control Colorado state government. Here’s what that means for education as the legislature...

The Colorado legislature convenes Friday with Democratic majorities in both chambers and a Democratic governor-elect who made education a key part of his campaign....

Why more Denver students will now qualify for free public bus passes

More Denver high school students will qualify next month for passes to ride public buses to school, thanks to a lower youth fare being...

Susana Cordova named Denver superintendent, rising from student to teacher to top boss

Nearly 30 years after she began her career in Denver as a bilingual teacher, Susana Cordova was selected Monday as superintendent of the 92,000-student...

The Denver district has offered to raise teacher pay. Will it be enough to...

Most Denver teachers would get raises under a new salary structure proposed by the school district. The proposal would boost the salary for first-year...
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