March 5, 2019
10:37 AM 02/11/2019 | US Graeme Gallagher | Contributor After 15 months of wage negotiations, Denver teachers will resort to going on strike Monday in an effort to spark a new deal, according to CNN. It is estimated that about 2,100 teachers will participate in the first Denver strike in 25 years, which will leave…
March 5, 2019
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) – Negotiators for striking Denver teachers and the city school district returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday after a productive session the previous day, as the walkout affecting 92,000 students entered a third day. The two sides sounded an optimistic note on Tuesday after resuming talks that had broken…
March 5, 2019
DENVER — Denver teachers are planning to strike Monday for the first time in 25 years after failed negotiations with the school district over base pay. The teachers union and Denver Public Schools met Saturday in an attempt to reach a new contract after more than a year of negotiations, but both sides left disappointed.…
March 3, 2019
Tech Girls Rock is an initiative that aims to inspire tween and teen girls to discover an interest in technology and consider tech-related educational opportunities and careers.CA Technologies & Boys & Girls Clubs of America With all the talk about the gender gap between boys and girls in math and science classes, and later on…
March 3, 2019
Denver’s first teachers strike in 25 years will come to an end after a record-setting, all-night bargaining session produced a new compensation deal shortly before dawn Thursday that labor leaders say will help better retain the district’s educators. The Denver Classroom Teachers Association initiated the strike Monday, decrying Denver Public Schools’ incentive-based pay system and seeking…
March 3, 2019
FILE PHOTO: Teachers, students and members of the community march toward the Denver Central Library, where contract negotiations between school district and teachers union officials continue, as Denver public school teachers strike for a second day in Denver, Colorado, U.S., February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Michael Ciaglo Denver teachers and school district officials reached an agreement early…
March 3, 2019
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) – Thousands of Denver public school teachers walked picket lines for a second day on Tuesday, disrupting classes for some 92,000 students as union and school district officials resumed contract talks that broke down over the weekend. In the latest in a series of strikes to hit U.S. public school…
March 3, 2019
DENVER – Denver teachers are set to extend their strike into a third day after negotiations with district leaders ended Tuesday night without a deal. Tuesday’s talks came a day after more than half of the city’s teachers walked off the job amid a pay dispute. The negotiations, which are set to resume Wednesday, began…
March 2, 2019
In May, Denver, Colorado, residents will vote on whether to decriminalize psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in “magic” mushrooms. Decriminalizing the illegal substance could help keep families together and encourage more research on psilocybin’s medical uses, Kevin Matthews, the Decriminalize Denver campaign director, told INSIDER. In a phone poll of 172 Denver residents, 45% said they…
March 1, 2019
The Denver teachers’ strike is over. The Denver Classroom Teachers Association announced Thursday morning that their union had reached a tentative agreement with school district negotiators to end the city’s first teachers’ strike in 25 years. The marathon bargaining session went late into the night. The deal, which still must be ratified by union members,…