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Colorado teachers: Want $600 for classroom supplies? State grants are available now.

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To help address a teacher shortage, Colorado gives $10,000 stipends to educators earning degrees

A ‘sick-out’ over teacher pay leads Adams City High School to switch to remote learning

Jefferson County schools and educators reach a deal on raises, but union says base salary is still too low

By Jenny Brundin

CSU’s budget vote looms as the school proposes hiking tuition and staff and faculty appeal for bigger raises

By Jenny Brundin

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Douglas County’s embattled school board is about to come together for a crucial mill levy and bond vote. Here’s what to expect

By Jenny Brundin

Colorado teachers can afford just 1 in 5 homes in the state

By Jenny Brundin

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Denver teachers speak out in school surveys: ‘Teachers cannot survive another year of what they experienced this past year’

By Jenny Brundin

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Teachers at the New America School charter school system want to form Colorado’s first charter school union

By Jenny Brundin

As Colorado Teachers Consider Leaving Their Jobs, UNC Fights To Keep The Ranks Full

By Jenny Brundin

Union Preserves Teacher Raises As Denver Public Schools Tries To Salvage Its ‘Unprecedented Budgetary Shortfall’

By Jenny Brundin

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Park County Teachers Strike Over Pay, Schools Closed

By Natalia V. Navarro

Park County Teachers Authorize Strike, Seek More Substantial Raises Than District Offers

By Natalia V. Navarro

Denver Teachers Union Overwhelmingly Ratifies Strike-Ending Agreement

By Jenny Brundin

Meet Kathleen Braun, The Elder Stateswoman Of The Denver Teacher Strike

By Jenny Brundin

After Early-Morning Agreement, Teachers Return To School With Sense Of Relief

By Michael Elizabeth Sakas

Union, DPS Pull An All-Nighter To End The Denver Teacher Strike

By Jenny Brundin

Denver Teachers Will Strike For 3rd Day As Negotiations Continue

By Colorado Public Radio Staff and The Associated Press

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