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		<title>Release: DCTA Statement on Extending the School Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 31, 2012 For more information contact DCTA at: 303-831-0590 (DCTA office &#8212; ask for Henry Roman or Carolyn Crowder) The Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) filed a class action grievance today with Denver Public Schools (DPS) regarding the mishandling of a process to provide expanded learning opportunities which would extend the school day for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1/19/12 School Board Recap</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At DCTA, we believe in shared accountability for all education stakeholders: educators, District officials, parents, students, and community members. That&#8217;s why we&#8217;re stepping up our efforts to help ensure that everyone is informed about important District issues as they affect our schools and classrooms; we want everyone to have the information they need to help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On West Generation Academy’s Innovation Application</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We feel it is important to point out that our interpretation of SB 130, The Innovation Schools Act, has not been followed in the Innovation application of the West Generation Academy. The Act clearly specifies that there must be evidence that a majority of the faculty is in favor of an Innovation plan, and if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Henry World School gets proactive about community engagement</title>
		<link>http://denverclassroom.org/2011/11/29/henry-world-school-gets-proactive-about-community-engagement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DCTA congratulates Henry World School on taking the first steps toward moving their community engagement efforts to the next level! Henry recently received a $10,000 grant from the NEA&#8217;s Public Engagement Project (PEP), a program that helps schools create authentic family/school/community dialogue and action to support their efforts to boost overall achievement and close student [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DCTA Executive Committee Just Says NO!</title>
		<link>http://denverclassroom.org/2011/11/21/dcta-executive-committee-just-says-no/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past week, the DCTA Executive Committee was visited by Janel Highfill, a representative from the Stand For Children organization. Janel was asking the DCTA Executive Committee to support a study of the DCTA contract. It was made clear that the study was going forward whether we supported it or not. In addition, Stand For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get in on the action!</title>
		<link>http://denverclassroom.org/2011/10/25/get-in-on-the-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retired Denver teacher Bob Alarid &#38; NEA Executive Committee member MaryBeth Beichert make member-to-member GOTV calls Tuesday night. We may have been quiet on the Internet these past few weeks, but we&#8217;ve been making our voices heard by volunteering for this incredibly important school board race! Our candidates, Arturo Jimenez and Emily Sirota, have done [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Release: DCTA, DPS go to arbitration on SB 191 differences</title>
		<link>http://denverclassroom.org/2011/09/26/release-dcta-dps-go-to-arbitration-on-sb-191-differences/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Released Thursday, September 22, 2011 DENVER – Attempting to resolve disputes quickly and fairly, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association and Denver Public Schools agreed Wednesday (Sep. 20) to bring their differences in the interpretation of Senate Bill 191 to an arbitration hearing. “While the legislation provides us a great opportunity to define educator excellence in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clarifying our stance on the at-large race</title>
		<link>http://denverclassroom.org/2011/09/21/clarifying-our-stance-on-the-at-large-race/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Education News Colorado reported on our endorsements in the upcoming Denver School Board election, saying that in the at-large race, &#8220;the teachers union found no one immediately worthy of its support.&#8221; President Henry Roman has this to say about our actual opinion towards the candidates in the at-large race: In the at-large race, DCTA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent updates</title>
		<link>http://denverclassroom.org/2011/09/20/recent-updates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a busy few days for DCTA members and staff! Last Thursday, DCTA President Henry Roman spoke in support of teachers and parents who want something to be done about the dangerously high temperatures in some classrooms and schools last month. He also joined members of the Board and Superintendent Tom Boasberg in recognizing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teacher-led MSLA spotlighted by Edutopia</title>
		<link>http://denverclassroom.org/2011/09/20/teacher-led-msla-spotlighted-by-edutopia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re so proud of the Mathematics and Science Leadership Academy (MSLA), who have gotten widespread recognition for their innovative and collaborative teaching as well as their pioneer status in the teacher-led school movement! Media advisory: George Lucas’ Edutopia to highlight Denver performance school The Mathematics and Science Leadership Academy (MSLA) was chosen by the George [...]]]></description>
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