In eight days, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Colorado has increased tenfold. Many thousands of cases remain undiagnosed. The growing deadly risk to frontline workers in our health care system and service economy is beyond denial. The death toll continues to climb and the U.S. is now the global epicenter of the virus. […]
Jessie Danielson
Special to The Colorado Sun
Twitter: @jessiedanielson
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: Treating educators with dignity and respect starts with paying them a decent wage
Colorado educators are painfully underpaid. Thousands of them work second or third jobs just to make ends meet. Many struggle to keep a roof over their head and are saddled with crushing debt. Countless others are driven out of the profession permanently. In fact, Colorado public schools are facing a crisis as increasing turnover rates […]