Defending Education / CPAN / Protect Kids Colorado letter to DPS & DCTA

CPAN Joins Coalition Urging Denver Public Schools to Remove DEI from Teachers’ Contract

CPAN joined Defending Education and Protect Kids Colorado in a letter to Denver Public Schools and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association about their collective bargaining agreement. A Defending Education investigative report had highlighted the agreement’s “Equity in the School District” section. That section includes race-based programs for teachers, race-based hiring quotas, mandatory equity training, racial equity analysis tools, and a committee to implement these practices. As DPS and DCTA negotiated a new contract due by August 31, 2025, the coalition asked that all DEI-related initiatives be removed. They urged the district to focus on student learning, classroom support for teachers, and spending taxpayer dollars on the success of all students.

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