Behind the Teachers Strikes
In Denver as elsewhere, the union wants less accountability.
Protest signs hoisted by more than 2,600 Denver teachers would have you think this week’s school strike is “for the kids” or simply about higher wages. But the standoffs in Denver and elsewhere in recent months are also about something else: unions rejecting accountability for student performance.
Monday marked the first time in 25 years that the Denver Public Schools (DPS) faced a strike from its Denver Classroom Teachers Association, a union of 5,700 that teaches 92,000 students. The teachers want higher base wages but...