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VOL. 41 NO. 18
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
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Teacher-district standoff reaches boiling point
Photo by Ali C. M. Watkins | awatkin9@msudenver.edu
Denver Public School teachers and supporters march down Lincoln Street towards the Emily Griffith Campus on Jan. 28. The start of the line carried a Denver Classroom Teachers Association banner as they marched from the capitol.
By Madison Lauterbach
Cordova. “Hey Susana, we’re no
mlauter1@msudenver.edu
fools, you rob teachers, steal from schools,” the crowd chanted.
A week after the Denver Public
A handful of state legislators
imprint he left on his students. “Education is honestly the
And why have we made it so
INSIDE
that teachers need a CPA and
foundation of our society,” Tipper
a crystal ball to figure out how
NEWS
said. “When we don’t value
much they make?” Lemme
AHEC submits proposal for campus repairs
| pg. 3
School district’s request for state
also gathered on the steps of
education, then we’re doing an
asked. ”It’s clear to me that the
intervention in negotiations, close
the capitol building to show
absolute injustice to not just
district leadership is not here to
to 700 teachers, students and
their solidarity with the city’s
current generations, but future
work with you. Their agenda is
parents marched to the district’s
teachers. Rep. Kerry Tipper from
generations. It’s the bedrock of all
to work against you, to in fact
OPINION
central administration office.
Colorado District 28 said her
things democratic in this country.”
devalue you. The only recourse
Despite heavier snows drought still
The protest slogans on
you have is to stand and fight.”
persists
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connection to public schools
The assembly heard from
Jan. 30 focused on persuading
is personal, as her late father
five speakers before the march
Governor Jared Polis to prevent
taught in Jefferson County for
began, including Matt Lemme,
FEATURES
state intervention, demands for
30 years. She knows how much
just one of the many parents
Poet Yosimar Reyes discusses
fair wages and an explicit call-
he loved having an impact on the
who came out to show support.
out of Superintendent Susana
lives of young children, and the
| Continued on pg. 2
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stigma and immigration
“Why don’t we value them?
SPORTS
| pg. 8
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