Denver Public Schools staff fight for living wage
Denver Public Schools paraprofessionals, maintenance staff, nutrition workers, and others who keep schools functioning want a $5 raise.
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Denver Public Schools paraprofessionals, maintenance staff, nutrition workers, and others who keep schools functioning want a $5 raise.
The Denver DA has charged four juveniles in last month's "splatter ball gun" incident at Northfield High School.
Despite students and parents pushing for the approval of three new charter schools in Denver Public Schools, the board voted to deny the proposals of all three charters.
School data paired with changes in population trends in the City of Denver show a drastic drop in student enrollment, especially in elementary schools as well as overall enrollment in schools in southwest Denver.
Denver Public Schools say summer meals will be offered to students at many locations starting June 6. The free summer meals program is federally funded.
After recent mass shootings in Texas and Buffalo, fears ran high at Northfield High School in Denver after students were placed on lockdown on Thursday. Others ran as word spread of a possible gun inside the school.
Police in Denver rushed to the Northfield High School campus in northeast Denver on Thursday morning to investigate reports of a student with a weapon on campus.
They teach Denver's children and even clean up after them, but many Denver Public Schools employees say they can hardly afford to live in the same city. Now, they are demanding a raise, and the district says it's working to help them out.
More than 100 of Denver Public School administrators lost their jobs this week.
Two days after CBS4 began asking questions on why renovations at the unsafe Kennedy baseball were never finished, Denver Public Schools still doesn't have many answers.
A pitch to renovate the baseball field at a high school in southwest Denver is turning into an out.
Thousands of Denver Public Schools students are not meeting reading standards.
The elimination was meant to help reduce the "school to prison pipeline," but some students say they still feel unsafe at school.
The Denver School Board voted to approve a proposal impacting the district's innovation schools.
Some teachers and parents are angry and disappointed at the Denver Board of Education, saying proposed changes up for a vote Thursday, March 24, would strip teachers of many of the freedoms they enjoy at innovation schools.
Denver Public Schools has begun construction on a greenhouse to grow produce.
For the last five years, the Jefferson County School District has had a task force assigned to weigh the pros and cons of a later start to the day.
Denver Public Schools is encouraging families to complete the "Healthy Start Times" survey.
Staffing shortages and unmanageable workloads are among many issues raised in an anonymous survey of teachers and staff within Denver Public Schools.
A teacher at Denver North High School is asking his classrooms to make the decision on wearing masks together.
The City and County of Denver is lifting its public health order requiring face coverings in schools and child care facilities later this month.
Denver Public Schools will continue with its face mask mandate for everyone while in an indoor school setting.
Denver Public Schools is taking further precautions with their building entry policies this week after a man gained access to Centennial Elementary School to protest the school's curriculum on the history of inclusion and diversity.
Denver Public Schools placed a principal on administrative leave on Monday after reports of discrimination.
It's the time of year when families make one of the most important decisions in their children's lives: what school they'll attend in the fall?
The state Senate passed a bill Friday regulating copycat versions of popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
The Artemis II mission is putting a spotlight on the aerospace industry in the United States, and Colorado is certainly one of the epicenters of that still-growing sector.
The deal, approved by the FCC, would create a company that owns 265 television stations in 44 states and Washington, D.C.
Snow and cold are not what people along the Front Range are used to this year.
President Trump has lobbed insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world's most powerful country and the world's largest Christian denomination.
The state Senate passed a bill Friday regulating copycat versions of popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
The Artemis II mission is putting a spotlight on the aerospace industry in the United States, and Colorado is certainly one of the epicenters of that still-growing sector.
Snow and cold are not what people along the Front Range are used to this year.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts has continued its mission of providing access to the arts to young individuals during its recent visit by Alicia Keys' "Hell's Kitchen."
A difference of one vote has triggered a Colorado-mandated recount in the mayoral election for the Town of Nederland.
A nonprofit run by the Better Business Bureau is helping a Colorado family build back what they lost when a construction company didn't follow through on a job.
An international friendly match took place between United States and Japan at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on Friday night in Commerce City.
James Agnew told investigators he committed the crime in order to spend that man's Social Security money.
The beer company is called Chilly Ones and hockey star Nathan MacKinnon is their brand ambassador.
One Colorado lawmaker thinks a solution to the teachers strike in the Sheridan School District is to consider merging it with Denver Public Schools.
It's been a complete season of dominance for the Colorado Avalanche heading into the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Denver Nuggets will play a regular-season game in Mexico next season. It will be against the Indiana Pacers on Nov. 7 at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City.
Damon Jones was among dozens of people, including alleged mafia figures and athletes, charged last year in connection with a pair of gambling schemes.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino reiterated his stance Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup "for sure" despite its war with the U.S.
The Denver Nuggets have released their schedule for their postseason matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The NBA Playoffs first-round series features the Nuggets, the No. 3 seed, and the Wolves, the No. 6 seed.
The deal, approved by the FCC, would create a company that owns 265 television stations in 44 states and Washington, D.C.
President Trump has lobbed insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world's most powerful country and the world's largest Christian denomination.
The disappearances and deaths of 10 government workers tied to nuclear or space technology have sparked speculation online. President Trump said the cases are "hopefully, coincidence."
President Trump spoke with CBS News Friday in a new telephone interview.
Prices dropped after Iran's foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz is "completely open" for the remainder of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.
The state Senate passed a bill Friday regulating copycat versions of popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
The deal, approved by the FCC, would create a company that owns 265 television stations in 44 states and Washington, D.C.
President Trump has lobbed insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world's most powerful country and the world's largest Christian denomination.
A difference of one vote has triggered a Colorado-mandated recount in the mayoral election for the Town of Nederland.
President Trump spoke with CBS News Friday in a new telephone interview.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday, kicking off an expected sprint of seven budget hearings he'll attend over the next week.
CBS News reported Wednesday that Dr. Erica Schwartz was emerging as the president's top pick for the role.
Ibogaine is used in Mexico and the Caribbean to treat depression, anxiety, addiction and brain trauma.
According to new CDC data, there were 3.6 million U.S. births in 2025, a 1% decline from 2024 and down 23% since 2007. The Trump administration has said it wants to reverse this trend.
The FDA meeting announcement follows repeated pledges by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to loosen regulations on peptides, which are often pitched as a quick way to build muscle, heal injuries or appear younger.
The Artemis II mission is putting a spotlight on the aerospace industry in the United States, and Colorado is certainly one of the epicenters of that still-growing sector.
The deal, approved by the FCC, would create a company that owns 265 television stations in 44 states and Washington, D.C.
Prices dropped after Iran's foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz is "completely open" for the remainder of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.
Households are starting to make room in their budgets for spending on generative AI subscriptions, new data shows.
The recall affects F-150 vehicles quipped with a six-speed automatic transmission produced between March 12, 2014, and Aug. 18, 2017, according to NHTSA.
When the Orion spacecraft lifted off April 1, four astronauts were aboard -- but for the families of dozens of workers who died before the launch, the mission carried something else: the weight of those who would never see it fly.
A single malfunctioning piece of new equipment triggered a recent, sweeping power outage at Denver International Airport — an incident that stranded passengers in elevators and delayed nearly 500 flights.
Anticipating a challenging summer wildfire season, forecasters with Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control are preparing to rely heavily on a pair of state-owned aircraft-both to detect fires early and to assist in fighting them once they ignite.
CBS Colorado is investigating a trucking company involved in a crash at a gas station in the southern part of the Denver metro area last month.
A Denver jury has found activist Regan Benson, a frequent critic of police, guilty of "doxing" a Denver police commander during a livestream last September, in what appears to be the first conviction under Colorado's anti-doxing law.