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Nine people, including seven students, voiced concerns about teacher turnover and curriculum issues at Tuesday’s meeting of the Montezuma-Cortez School Board.

A new report by Todd Cordrey, superintendent of the Mancos School District, shows that there are major issues with teacher retention and recruitment in Mancos. And bills dealing with gun waiting periods, controlled substances and school discipline are getting their first hearings Monday.

On Thursday, the Utah Shakespeare Festival visited Montezuma-Cortez High School to perform and lead acting workshops with students. Festival actors led workshops in improvisation, how to perform Shakespearean texts, and fight choreography. And a bill that would make it easier for out-of-state teachers to work in Colorado is one step away from Governor Jared Polis’ desk.

Public servants frequently receive lower pay than workers in the private sector, but for Colorado teachers that pay gap is particularly striking.

Students and teachers are heading back to classrooms this week. Keeping schools staffed - from cafeteria workers to instructors - is an ongoing challenge. The high cost of living in many parts of Colorado has become a huge issue.

Colorado Democrats have chosen new leaders for the current legislative session. And Utah Gov. Spencer Cox tried his hand at something a little different on Tuesday: substitute teaching.

Educators tell NPR that the stress of teaching through the pandemic has affected their health and their personal lives. "It's like nothing I've experienced before," one teachers says.

Across the country, teachers are striking again. First there was Los Angeles, then Denver and West Virginia. Now Oakland, Calif., teachers are on the picket lines.

After more than a year of negotiations, the teachers union and the school district still can't agree on a base pay increase. The district's plan depends too much on incentive bonuses, the union says.

Teacher salaries and retention remain a concern for the Montezuma-Cortez School District, but the picture looks better for the coming…