Above: Members of the DCTA Bargaining Team review the first new proposal Denver Public Schools has delivered since November Latest district compensation proposal lacked the basics of good faith negotiations Representatives of Denver Public Schools came to the bargaining table Thursday night with a new proposal for...
Read MoreThe Trump administration has been using the despicable habit of separating families at the borders, and using lying tactics to take away children from their parents. These children have already gone through a traumatic event: leaving their families and the life they know to travel...
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Above: Kevlyn Walsh in her classroom at East High School I don't think DPS is concerned with being competitive. If you happen to catch East High School teacher Kevlyn Walsh on her way out the door on a typical school morning, you'd notice she's carrying a...
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Above: Teachers speak to reporters and solicit horn honks from passing motorists in support of increased teacher pay outside the DPS Administration Building Tom Boasberg won?t come to the bargaining table, so teachers came to him An energized and large crowd of dedicated teachers rallied outside...
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Above: A DPS teacher gestures while discussing the financial challenges of teaching in the district Boasberg a no show at DCTA-DPS Bargaining Session as teachers seek clarity on district?s plan for $50 million of new DPS funding At the last compensation bargaining session in mid March,...
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April 27 action aims to rally public and legislative support for Colorado education funding, currently ranked as 46th lowest in the nation DENVER ? Denver Public School teachers will lead other Colorado teachers in a walkout on April 27 to demonstrate frustration over Colorado?s dismal education...
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District?s ProComp "Plan": Work More Years For Less Pay (Oh, And You Can Still Forget About Planning Your Future) First things first. Don?t worry about your pay. DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg, notified teachers via his newsletter this morning that they will continue to be paid and...
Read MoreComment comes after DCTA recommends an extension to current ProComp Agreement DENVER ? Following preliminary progress during a marathon 15-hour bargaining session, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association advocated signing an extension of the current ProComp Agreement until mid January in order to finalize details on a...
Read MoreBuoyed by collective bargaining actions in West Virginia and Oklahoma, DCTA joins wave of teacher discontent sweeping the nation DENVER ? The Board of Directors for the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) voted unanimously tonight to call for strike preparations among its members if Denver Public...
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