Population growth is going to happen. We can expand housing and preserve our landscape, if we loosen zoning and accept density.
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How can Colorado attract more teachers of color? New report doubles down on need for better pay, mentorship.
The report, authored by a workgroup that lawmakers tasked with exploring teacher diversity, doesn’t unveil any new ideas but hits on strategies long known to be effective.
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As many Colorado teachers flee their jobs, these four new educators dove headfirst into the classroom
The Colorado Sun interviewed four teachers in their inaugural year about what steered them toward a career instructing students at a time educators have been inundated with new pressures
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Opinion: Jeffco Schools are headed for a fiscal cliff
Enrollment is declining; spending is increasing. Closing schools won’t save enough money to prevent a budget emergency
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Opinion: Don’t overlook parents in the early-education equation
They are the first and most important teachers, they are exhausted, and they and need support
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Nicolais: As testing scores tumble, our commitment to Colorado teachers must redouble
Recent studies show that the COVID pandemic led to big drops in testing scores. We must provide more resources to educators
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A Colorado school cut teachers in anticipation of an enrollment drop. Then nearly 100 extra kids showed up.
Colorado Springs School District 11 officials asking remaining teachers at Jenkins Middle School to take on bigger workload
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Denver teachers union, district reach agreement on 8.7% pay increase
The Denver teachers union and Denver Public Schools reached a tentative agreement that raises wages an average of 8.7%, sets starting salary a little above $50,000, and promises teachers more planning time during the work day. The announcement of a deal Thursday comes after a marathon bargaining session between the Denver Classroom Teachers Association and district leaders […]
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Staff from from 16 Jeffco schools facing closure would have to reapply for district jobs
More than 400 teachers and staff work at the 16 elementary schools recommended for closure. Some worry there won’t be another job for them in the district.
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Colorado mountain town asks locals to open up their homes to teachers
EAGLE — Brian Trommater’s bedroom window opens up to a view of mountain slopes peeking out from behind clusters of trees, giving him a vantage point that often leaves him dazed by the thought that he’s living a dream. It’s an expansive backdrop for an otherwise tiny place to call home: His apartment covers about […]