Team:
Educators across Denver are organizing a rally on April 27 advocating for greater education funding and better compensation for teachers. DSST fully supports these goals, and we want to make sure that all staff are able to participate if they desire.
We will release students early on April 27. We are working with DPS Transportation to determine exact times, but the time will allow all of us to participate that afternoon at the State Capitol. We hope you will take the time to engage in this critical conversation. You will not need to use a personal half day to participate in this rally.
As you know all too well, education funding impacts staff, students and families, and Colorado has suffered as a state from policy decisions made throughout the past two decades.
Our families and students deserve better funding, our teachers deserve better pay, and schools deserve more resources.
Our collective voice matters, and we support your efforts to change the landscape in our state. We will communicate some additional logistical details in coming days, so stay tuned, but we want you to have this information as early as possible in order to plan accordingly.
Thank you for all that you do for our students and our community.
Bill
PS: If you are interested in reading more about school funding, here are some good resources:
The 74 Million: States that spend the most and least on education and how they perform
The Education Law Center: Is School Funding Fair?
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: A Punishing Decade for School Funding