Denver’s Teacher Strike Puts Pay-For-Performance In The Spotlight
“Denver is teetering on the brink of the nation’s next big teacher strike. Last week, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) voted to end negotiations with Denver Public Schools (DPS) and strike on January 28. The DCTA has temporarily suspended the strike as Colorado’s new governor weighs whether to intervene. The big issues are teacher pay and the district’s ProComp pay-for-performance system. Denver is notable because, in the course of the wave of 2018 and 2019 teacher strikes, this is the first time that performance pay is in the mix.”