Looming Los Angeles instructor strike might declare fresh wave of unrest
February 9, 2019
United Teachers Los Angeles union representative Julie Van Winkle, right, holds a photograph showing a class of students, covering their faces to avoid the need of parental releases, during a news conference Friday outside the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters. | Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo Thousands of Los Angeles teachers plan to strike Monday —…
A win for Los Angeles instructors could spread throughout U.S.
February 9, 2019
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Jan. 24, 2019, 9:32 AM GMT By Dennis RomeroTeachers in Denver have authorized a strike against the public school district, but the pending labor action is not just about their pocketbooks. “They’re striking for better…
Red for Ed Continues: Where Educators’ Strikes Are Set to Spread Next
February 9, 2019
Denver Classroom Teachers Association teachers and supporters rally at the Colorado State Capitol demanding better wages and urging the state not to get involved in a possible strike on January 30, 2019. Photo: Andy Cross/Denver Post via Getty Images The Red for Ed movement likely immortalized 2018 as a banner year for labor organizing among…
Denver instructors preparation first strike in 25 years
February 9, 2019
Barring a last-minute agreement, Denver’s public school teachers on Monday plan to walk off the job for the first in a quarter of a century. The contract dispute follows a six-day strike by teachers last month in Los Angeles and a series of labor actions in 2018 by educators in half a dozen states. The Denver Classroom…
Live traffic, weather condition updates: Postponed start for some DPS schools Thursday – The Denver Channel
February 7, 2019
DENVER — A winter storm has moved into the Front Range Wednesday, bringing snow to much of Colorado. CDOT had strongly encouraged people to leave early to manage the evening rush hour. But traffic was still moving slow in most places around the Denver metro area. We have live updates on traffic and snow conditions,…
LA instructors, school district reach tentative offer to end strike
February 6, 2019
A week-long strike by more than 30,000 Los Angeles teachers that has disrupted classes for nearly half a million students neared an end on Tuesday as the teachers’ union and the second-largest US school district reached a tentative contract deal. A union leader said the negotiations, including an all-night session that ended around dawn on…
Denver: Another Strike Versus The Background Of Bad Education Reform
February 5, 2019
Denver, Colorado – December 27, 2018: 16th mall street at night in Denver, ColoradoGetty ARTICLE CONTINUES AFTER ADVERTISEMENT Now that Los Angeles teachers have settled their contract, we can turn our attention to the coming strike in Denver, Colorado. While the dispute is primarily about wages, like the L.A. strike, this is about more than…
Boy discovered dead in storage system missed out on last week of school – The Denver Channel
February 5, 2019
DENVER (AP) — Investigators believe a 7-year-old boy found dead in a Denver storage unit just before Christmas last attended school in late May, a police spokesman said Friday. Sgt. John White said investigators are focused on what happened to the boy between then and Dec. 23, when police found his body inside the storage…
Denver District Apologizes for Letter That Terrified Immigrant Teachers
February 5, 2019
About 200 teachers participate in a rally outside Denver Public School headquarters in downtown Denver Jan. 24, 2019. Teachers have overwhelmingly voted to strike but their plans to walk off the job have been placed on hold after the district asked the state to intervene. —P. Solomon Banda/AP By Saja Hindi, The Denver Post A…
Authorities: Kid found in storage unit last went to school in May – 10 TELEVISION
February 5, 2019
DENVER (AP) — Investigators believe a 7-year-old boy found dead in a Denver storage unit just before Christmas last attended school in late May, a police spokesman said Friday. Sgt. John White said investigators are focused on what happened to the boy between then and Dec. 23, when police found his body inside the storage…