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Denver Public Schools

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5,800 Colorado kids in second grade or younger were suspended last year. State lawmakers want to reduce that.

A coalition has worked for 3 years to modify a Colorado law they say disproportionately affects minority and disabled students. It took a deal with rural educators to move forward.

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Denver Public Schools begins cutting 150-plus central office positions to pay for teacher raises

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Activists want to “flip” the Denver Public Schools board after the teachers’ strike. But the meaning is complicated

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The Denver teacher strike is over. Now lawmakers are trying to solve Colorado’s chronic education funding problem.

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Denver teachers are heading back to class, but their strike revealed a national divide over bonus pay

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Denver Public Schools, teachers union reach a deal including 7 to 11 percent raises to end strike after all-night bargaining session

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How long will the Denver teachers strike last? Past strikes and present considerations offer clues.

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“They need us”: Denver teachers are on strike Monday after failing to reach pay deal

In several statements posted Saturday night on its Twitter account, the Denver teachers union said the Denver Public Schools' latest contract offer was not good enough

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Decades after redlining, Denver schools see choice contributing to racial imbalance

Amid declining overall enrollment, some neighborhood schools suffer as parents send their kids to higher-achieving schools

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Jared Polis injected himself into Denver teachers’ strike. Now he needs a way out.

The new governor must decide whether to intervene and prevent a teacher walkout, a decision with major political implications

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Denver teachers’ strike won’t begin Monday as planned amid procedural wrangling involving Gov. Polis

Denver Public Schools asked for help from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment after teachers overwhelmingly voted to strike

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Denver teachers vote to strike with overwhelming majority in favor; Gov. Jared Polis to try and broker a deal

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Death of boy, 7, found in Denver storage unit, could spark new rules about following up on kids at risk who are pulled from school

Caden McWilliams was officially withdrawn from DPS last fall to be home schooled, but police believe he was already dead