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Bennet's vertical move means taking a pay cut

January 3, 2009

Michael Bennet headshot

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.

11/13: 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, 2008

It’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!”