On Tuesday (4/16/19), Denver area schools went on lockdown in response to an FBI announcement that an 18 year old girl from Florida named Sol Pais had arrived in Colorado and threatened an attack on Columbine High School on the 20th anniversary of the shooting... More »
Initiated Ordinance 300 is a proposed Colorado law that would allow homeless people to rest, shelter themselves, eat and exchange food, and “occupy one’s own legally parked vehicle or a legally parked vehicle with permission of the owner.” 300 has faced a larg... More »
Teachers are currently in the process of negotiating better pay with Denver Public School. If negotiations fail, teachers plan on striking starting January 28th. An informational paper handed out by the Denver Classroom Teachers’ Association sites three primar... More »
Today the DCTA (Denver Classroom Teachers Association) issued a response to Denver Public Schools’ request for state intervention after negotiations regarding wages failed. The release of the statement also marks the beginning of the 14 day limit on how long t... More »
On Tuesday (1/22/19), a strike vote was approved by the DCTA (Denver Classroom Teachers Association). However, DPS has requested an intervention by the state, which will delay the strike until both the state and the DCTA respond to the request. If the state do... More »
Our world seems so full of injustice. It seems that every day the rich get a bit richer and the poor get a bit poorer, and that’s because they are. Money is one of the greatest problems of our era: more an more people aren’t making enough to survive in this co... More »
Many students are upset about some of the new rules put in place by George Washington’s new administration, and for good reason. The new rules seem arbitrary and seem like they’re meant to “fix” problems that didn’t exist to begin with. For example, the new dr... More »
Teachers are infamously underpaid; this is not opinion, but a verifiable fact. According to a study from the Education Law Center, Colorado is in last place for the competitiveness of teacher salaries. This has agitated various teacher strikes, however there... More »
Very early in life, every American student becomes acquainted with the concept of school spirit. For many, they become used to it in elementary school, although for some it can be as far into their education as middle school. Because of how early on we are all... More »
By now, most of the school knows about the pipe burst that occurred on September 6th, dealing some water damage to the theatre and forcing school administration to reschedule Back to School Night, but most students can only speculate about exactly why it happe... More »
