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?
Early risers on Tuesday morning will be in for a rare celestial event over the Colorado skies. As long as our expected Tuesday storm clouds can hold off, skywatchers will be able to get a glimpse of a total lunar eclipse known as a "Blood Moon".
An icy Colorado tradition usually celebrates the beginning of the New Year, but an unseasonably warm winter delayed the Evergreen Lake Plunge until Sunday.
Brave jumpers leaped into Evergreen Lake on March 1, as the delayed Evergreen Lake Plunge took place.
After a man fell through the ice into the frigid water of Evergreen Lake, a good Samaritan nearby ran to his rescue.
On Sunday evening, Coach Prime announced the death of University of Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder.
Early risers on Tuesday morning will be in for a rare celestial event over the Colorado skies. As long as our expected Tuesday storm clouds can hold off, skywatchers will be able to get a glimpse of a total lunar eclipse known as a "Blood Moon".
An icy Colorado tradition usually celebrates the beginning of the New Year, but an unseasonably warm winter delayed the Evergreen Lake Plunge until Sunday.
After a man fell through the ice into the frigid water of Evergreen Lake, a good Samaritan nearby ran to his rescue.
On Sunday evening, Coach Prime announced the death of University of Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder.
Cherry Creek School District is offering very Colorado-specific skills to help special education students at Smoky Hill High School succeed after graduation.
After a man fell through the ice into the frigid water of Evergreen Lake, a good Samaritan nearby ran to his rescue.
The old Yates Theater building has been in Denver's Berkeley Neighborhood for nearly a century. Inside, what's left of the old silent film theater spoke to a couple, inspiring them to renovate the building.
On Sunday evening, Coach Prime confirmed the death of University of Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder.
Aurora police are looking for information on the suspect in a shooting that claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy late Friday night.
Members of the Denver community are working to help Transportation Security Administration employees who have been impacted by the ongoing government shutdown and will be working without pay until the shutdown is resolved.
On Sunday evening, Coach Prime announced the death of University of Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder.
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 41 of Team Canada's 42 shots in the Olympic gold medal match.
The U.S. men's hockey team visited the White House on Tuesday ahead of their upcoming appearance at Tuesday night's State of the Union address by President Trump. One player that won't be there is Brock Nelson.
The U.S. men's hockey team also visited the White House on Tuesday following their gold medal win at the Winter Olympics.
The Penguins have traded defenseman Brett Kulak to the Colorado Avalanche for defenseman Samuel Girard and a second-round pick in the 2028 draft.
Oil prices rose sharply when market trading began late Sunday over concerns that the supply from Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East would slow or grind to a halt.
"Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That's the way it is. Likely be more," President Trump said after mentioning the three U.S. service members killed in the operation.
Efforts in Congress to block President Trump from using further military force against Iran without support from lawmakers have intensified after the U.S. and Israel launched a massive military operation.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."
More than 2,400 flights were canceled Sunday across airports in the Middle East, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
"Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That's the way it is. Likely be more," President Trump said after mentioning the three U.S. service members killed in the operation.
Efforts in Congress to block President Trump from using further military force against Iran without support from lawmakers have intensified after the U.S. and Israel launched a massive military operation.
President Trump posted on social media that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed after a massive U.S. and Israeli military operation Saturday.
Americans weighed in on how long a conflict with Iran might last and what Congress should do.
President Trump says his objective in attacking Iran "is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats" from the regime in Tehran. Read his full statement and watch the video here.
USALESS.COM is recalling its Rhino Choco VIP 10X product due to the undeclared presence of Tadalafil, which is the active ingredient in Cialis.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says a Broomfield child with a confirmed case of measles recently visited multiple locations across the metro area while they were contagious.
In a few days federal funding will be ending for pediatric brain tumor research, and doctors and families are wrapping up clinical trials and trying to transition the lifesaving work elsewhere.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued a warning about a possible measles exposure at Denver International Airport and a church in Littleton last weekend.
Starting in 2027, the Danish pharma firm will sell its weight-loss and diabetes drugs for $675 per month.
Oil prices rose sharply when market trading began late Sunday over concerns that the supply from Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East would slow or grind to a halt.
As Parker continues to grow, its downtown Mainstreet is entering a heyday, according to business owners.
Stocks fell Friday after a report showed higher-than-expected inflation and as Wall Street continues to fret over AI-related disruption.
"What did we do wrong?" asks a leader representing Colorado TSA workers as she sees little urgency to find a solution.
Refund amounts for State Farm customers will vary based on their place of residence and insurance premiums.
A Colorado family is calling for change and sharing their struggle after a clinical trial their son relied on suddenly ended.
The case of a police officer who allegedly fled after off-duty road rage incident that ended in crash on I-25 is highlighting the hiring pressures small departments in Colorado face.
A popular youth hockey coach in southern Colorado has been arrested for investigation of felony child abuse after colliding on the ice with one of his players in a case that one of the coach's supporters called a "terrifying precedent for youth sports across the country."
A Denver judge this week ordered an area pastor, Tilo Lopez, to pay a family $311,000 in restitution after Lopez was criminally prosecuted in connection with a construction project he said he would do for the family.
The filing comes months after a judge ordered the company to pay more than $116 million for its role in the 2021 death of 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos.