Jenny Brundin
[Copyright 2024 CPR News]
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Deans at a Denver middle school in a poor neighborhood go house to house to offer help to kids who aren't showing up for online classes.
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School children of all ages share their thoughts on remote learning ahead of the new school year. Most have mixed feelings about more remote learning.
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Denver teachers will be back on the picket line for the third day on Wednesday after the two sides failed to reach a deal Tuesday night. It's the first such strike in Denver in 25 years.
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Denver teachers began a strike Monday after more than a year of contract negotiations with the school district. This strike comes just weeks after a teacher strike in Los Angeles that lasted six days.
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For the first time in 25 years, teachers in Denver are expected to walk off the job. The teachers union and representatives of Denver Public Schools have been negotiating for more than a year.
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LGBTQ students are more likely to be bullied, which can lead to missed classes and a higher risk of suicide. For them, a teacher who knows how to "queer" the classroom can make a big difference.
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This week more than a dozen educators in Colorado received advanced weapons training and safety.
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There are huge gaps in school funding between affluent and property-poor districts. And, with evidence that money matters, especially for disadvantaged kids, something has to change.
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Can a Democrat (who use to be a Republican) and a woman (who used to be a man) win a legislative seat in one of the most conservative states in the nation? Jenny Brundin reports on the personal and political journey of an unlikely politician.