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Colorado teacher walkouts

meet the new boss

Colorado
August 3, 2018

New Colorado teachers union chief: Spring walkouts raised public awareness of school needs

Amie Baca-Oehlert, a school counselor from the Adams 12 district north of Denver, recently took the helm of the 35,000-member Colorado Education Association.

Decision time

Colorado
May 2, 2018

Pueblo teachers are cleared to strike after state regulators decline to intervene

Teachers in Pueblo could be on strike as soon as Monday.

Statistics

Colorado
May 1, 2018

Colorado was never ranked 46th for teacher pay. Does this change the debate?

The ranking has become a key feature of the school funding debate, and it’s unlikely to disappear from the public narrative anytime soon.

next steps

Colorado
April 30, 2018

After teacher rallies, the work ‘shifts to the local community level,’ Colorado union president says

Teachers need to convince local school boards to raise salaries, and they need to convince neighbors to vote for a statewide tax in November, the CEA president said.

union power

Colorado
April 27, 2018

Sponsor of teacher strike ban won’t jail teachers, but unions are still a target

The teacher backlash to the strike ban came fast and furious.

survey says

Colorado
April 27, 2018

Colorado teachers: We like our schools, but we’ve got some issues

The good: Teachers like their schools and think they're good for kids. Not so good: Not enough hours in the day.

What 'underfunded' means

Colorado
April 26, 2018

What you need to know to follow the money debate behind the teacher walkouts

What do people mean when they say Colorado schools are underfunded?

Why Colorado's different

Colorado
April 26, 2018

Colorado teachers rallying at the Capitol will need voters’ help to make a big change

This is an unprecedented show of force that takes two-thirds of the state’s K-12 students out of school for a day.

time off

Colorado
April 25, 2018

Language in contract for Aurora teachers changed conversations about walkouts

Aurora teachers have a cap on how many can take leave on any given day, which presented a challenge for this week's walk outs.
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