If Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet is appointed to the U.S. Senate later today as expected, he will actually be taking a pay cut while simultaneously moving to a substantially more expensive city.
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January 3, 200911/13: Voters reject school tax hikes
Last week, voters proved fickle when it came to big tax increases for schools.
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"Negotiations between Denver Public Schools (DPS) and Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) are as heated as ever, with the performance pay plan known as ProComp still at stake."
6/2: The great Denver "sick-out"
Teachers at a northwest Denver school all called in sick last Tuesday in response to stalled contract talks, leaving classrooms full of students with no instructors.
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Merrifield’s "hell" is DPS’s Crown Jewel
April 14, 2008It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since Face The State first publicly revealed an anti-school choice email tirade by state Rep. Mike Merrifield, D-Manitou Springs, where he wrote to fellow Democrat Sen. Sue Windels, D-Arvada, that “there must be a special place in hell for these Privatizers, Charerizers [sic] and Voucherizers! They deserve it!”
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1/8: A high-pressure speech
Gov. Ritter presents his State of the State address today, and the pressure is on.
