Claire Lavezzorio is a reporter at KMGH Denver7 in Denver, Colorado.
As the final bell rang Friday afternoon, teachers at Abraham Lincoln High School lined Federal Boulevard to make sure their voices were heard, chanting 'C-O-L-A, give us our pay!'The Denver Classroom Teachers Association claims Denver Public Schools is not upholding a contract agreed to in 2022, particularly regarding a cost of living increase.'They are shorting us a 3.14% of the cost of living ,' said teacher Dez Baldonado.
She said she and her colleagues are living up to their end of the bargain, but the district is not. 'This is such a high inflation area. We want to live where we are teaching,' she explained. Union representative Ashley Nesladek said without the full cost of living adjustment teachers were promised, it's forced her to choose between her love of teaching and exploring other career options.
Denver Public Schools Collective Bargaining Agreement Cost Of Living Adjustment Teacher Pay
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