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Viewfinder: Denver High School Students Join Teachers on the Picket Line

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Feb 12, 2019

South High School seniors Johnny Hultzapple (left), Aislinn Thompson (center), and Esperanza Soledad Garcia (right) lead students on a walkout to join their striking teachers on the picket line on February 11th, 2019, in Denver, Colorado. Denver teachers are striking for the first time in 25 years after the school district and the union representing the educators failed to reach an agreement following 14 months of contract negotiations over teacher pay.
(Photo: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

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