Strike three: Oakland instructors set to walk out Thursday
February 22, 2019
If the teachers in Oakland, California, walk out Thursday as planned, they would become the third group of public school educators from one of the country’s 50 largest cities to strike this year, joining their Los Angeles and Denver counterparts. Chicago also had a charter school teachers’ strike. Here’s what you need to know about…
Denver How to Livestream the Super Bowl
February 20, 2019
Image: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images On Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams will take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII. The game marks the first the Rams have been in the Super Bowl in 17 years. The Patriots, of course, seem to make it to the big game quite often. They lost last…
West Virginia Home tables bill that led to second instructor strike in a year – Fox News
February 20, 2019
A bill that closed West Virginia schools as teachers went on strike was tabled by state lawmakers hours after the protest began on Feb. 19, 2019. (AP) The bill that closed schools in West Virginia as teachers went on strike was tabled by state lawmakers only hours after the protest began. Teachers in West Virginia…
Denver union, authorities to reconvene as schools strike enters 2nd day
February 19, 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…
Denver Denver students boycott school board lesson strategies, phase dance party in uniformity with striking instructors rather
February 18, 2019
Denver’s teachers learned the example of the LA teacher’s strike and walked out yesterday; the school district organized instructional sessions for the students, but students decried them as poorly presented and “useless” — instead of attending them, the students at Denver’s East High organized a dance party in solidarity with their teachers. Instead of following…
Educators strike for greater pay because administration and benefits take too much money
February 18, 2019
Not long after Los Angeles’ teachers returned to work after a six-day strike last month, more than 5,000 teachers in Colorado’s largest school district went on strike demanding higher pay. The Denver strike was resolved after three days, but it’s likely that this is just the beginning of teacher activism in 2019. Teachers in California, West Virginia…
Denver Teacher Strike Ends With Offer Of Raising Pay By Up To 11 Percent
February 18, 2019
DENVER (AP) — Denver school administrators and the city’s striking teachers reached a tentative deal Thursday to end a three-day educator walkout with a contract agreement that gives teachers raises of 7 to 11 percent, built-in cost-of-living increases and opportunities for future salary hikes. The key sticking point of variable bonuses for teachers working in…
Denver teachers strike in bid to dismantle pay-for-performance system – Washington Post
February 18, 2019
‘As long as it takes’: Los Angeles teachers go on strike in nation’s second-largest system] Denver took the lead on performance pay for teachers and was followed by several other large urban school systems, including Dallas, Orlando and the District. It’s an issue that proved to be a lightning rod for teacher unions, who fiercely…
Denver Denver Teachers Reach Tentative Deal To End Walkout
February 17, 2019
Teachers from Castro Elementary School cheer at a rally at the Colorado State Capitol on Monday. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Teachers from Castro Elementary School cheer at a rally at the Colorado State Capitol on Monday. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Updated at 11:15 a.m. ET After a long night of…
Denver Explainer: Denver instructors strike challenges landmark incentive pay scheme
February 16, 2019
(Reuters) – A unique, incentive-based pay structure adopted by Denver public schools more than a decade ago is at the crux of a strike by teachers who say the bonus system has eroded their earning power in a city where the cost of living has soared over the last 10 years. Munroe Elementary teacher Melissa…