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    Denver Teacher Strike Ends; Chicago Designer Revamps School Uniforms

    Also in this week's education roundup, a new study suggest that a high-crime neighborhood can have an effect on student attendance.
    by Jessica Yarmosky Feb 16, 2019 3 minutes
    Students at Betty Shabazz Academy in Chicago show off Desmond "Des Money" Owusu's new school uniform designs.

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    An end to the Denver teacher strike

    Denver teachers returned to the classroom this week after the Denver Classroom Teachers Association and Denver Public Schools reached a tentative labor agreement Thursday morning. Teachers in Denver had been on strike since Monday.

    At issue was teacher pay — specifically, a system that granted certain teachers incentives for working in high-poverty schools or in hard-to-staff subjects. Union leaders wanted higher base salaries for more teachers

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