“Denver Public Schools (DPS) teachers are fighting for a 5.2% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that was agreed upon in their 2022 contract with the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA).”
This battle has been going on since at least May.
Today, educators decked out in red, met on the state capital steps, and then marched to the DPS building near our home. There was also a protest about a month ago, so it might be a regular thing?
“Respect us? Pay us!” and
“5.2%” and “COLA”
Here is the rest of the story.
My parents would have been proud to see them fighting. They also would have been angry that they have to fight to get what was already promised to them. Education is important for us all, even those of us without kids.
Pay teachers. Parents, during the week, your kids spend more (awake) time with them than they do with you. Teachers already spend tons of their own money just to do their jobs. They already live way out and commute in; they live where they have to so they can teach where they want to (which is also where the greatest needs are). And no, private schools aren’t the answer; that’s a whole different conversation.