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title: Denver's Achievement Gap & Teacher Pay
description: "NEWS:the74: It's time to think even bolder when it comes to teacher incentives"
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# [Denver's Achievement Gap & Teacher Pay](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/denvers-achievement-gap)

 Written by [DSST Public Schools](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/author/dsst-public-schools) | 02/07/19

Teachers, the teachers union, district leaders, the school board, and community leaders are unanimous in calling for an effort to close our deplorable achievement gap, yet the outcome of the current teacher compensation impasse (and possible strike) will likely determine what happens to that achievement gap.

We need to think far bigger about how we can incentivize teachers to close this divide.

[Read the full article here.](https://www.the74million.org/article/analysis-if-were-ever-going-to-close-denvers-achievement-gap-its-time-to-think-even-bolder-when-it-comes-to-teacher-incentives/?utm_source=The+74+Million+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0ad3adf380-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_02_07_03_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_077b986842-0ad3adf380-176269801)

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