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Winter is either winding up or winding down depending on who you ask in Colorado, and the education news is no different. From our perspective, after major stories in Denver and across the state for the past two months, there is no lack of news. A+ Colorado is busy with the release of a 6-part…
A+ Colorado is set to release a series of briefs titled Denver’s Next Journey, covering a new era of Denver Public Schools. The series will explore lingering questions and big takeaways from improvement efforts in the past as Denver stands at an important crossroads with new leadership for the first time in a decade and…
NEWS RELEASE DATE February 14, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT Van Schoales, CEO, A+ Colorado (303) 725-1151 van@apluscolorado.org A+ Colorado is pleased to see Colorado’s largest school district, Denver Public Schools (DPS), and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) reach a tentative agreement to end a 15-month negotiation period and 3-day teacher strike. We have provided resources…
In 2017, Colorado ranked #47 of 51 (states and D.C.). The rankings here show interesting trends across time. While the average salary has gone down since 2000, nationally, there are a few states that increased their average salaries significantly. Not only was the U.S. in an economic boom in the year 2000, but the Great…
Updated information as of 2/1/2019, 12:00 pm. Denver Public Schools (DPS) and Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) are at an impasse in regards to what and how to pay teachers and special service providers who are in the classroom. This is a resource compiled by A+ Colorado to understand what is on the table. This…
Media contact: Van Schoales, CEO, A+ Colorado (303) 725-1151 van@apluscolorado.org In Colorado’s largest school district, serving more than 90,000 students, we find ourselves on the brink of a teacher strike, just days after Los Angeles has ended one of their own. While many questions remain unanswered, and the community finds itself in limbo, A+ Colorado…
A note on using average salaries to understand relative teacher pay. Average salaries are often more a measure of average teacher education levels and experience than of pay. The vast majority of school districts use a salary schedule defined by “steps and lanes” to determine teacher pay, meaning that teachers get more money for…
Education has roared in like a blizzard as the new year kicks off with a huge teacher strike in Los Angeles and Denver teachers on the brink of walking off the job. We are hopeful that Denver district leaders and DCTA (Denver Classroom Teachers Association) can come to an agreement before Friday. Teachers deserve to…
A Seat at the Table: Colorado Students’ Access to Top Colleges is a reissued report from A+ Colorado, examining the important decision of where a child will attend high school as many families look for a school with a proven track record of sending graduates to a top college or university. We look forward to…
NEWS RELEASE DATE January 8, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT Van Schoales, CEO, A+ Colorado (303) 725-1151 van@apluscolorado.org A+ Colorado Reissues Report A Seat at the Table: Colorado Students’ Access to Top Colleges Denver — Education Advocacy group, A+ Colorado is pleased to reissue A Seat at the Table: Colorado Students’ Access to Top Colleges. In the…