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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Set high expectations for all students&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;two. Raise the general achievement level&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;3. Close the achievement gap&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;To meet these &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;targets&lt;/del&gt;, the district is focusing on six &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;methods&lt;/del&gt;, which contain enhancing literacy a...&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;When thinking of Denver, Colorado, do you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feel &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;gorgeous&lt;/del&gt;, snow-capped peaks soaring into the heavens? The Denver Schools &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;technique &lt;/del&gt;has &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;goals &lt;/del&gt;that resemble high mountainsattainable &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;however &lt;/del&gt;difficult. The Denver Schools district has &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;three &lt;/del&gt;overarching goals:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;1. Set high expectations for all students&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;2&lt;/del&gt;. Raise the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;general &lt;/del&gt;achievement level&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;3. Close the achievement gap&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;To meet these &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;goals&lt;/del&gt;, the district is focusing on six &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;tactics&lt;/del&gt;, which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consist of &lt;/del&gt;enhancing literacy and math &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expertise&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;offering &lt;/del&gt;a lot more after-school &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;help&lt;/del&gt;, strengthening middle and high schools, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enhancing professional &lt;/del&gt;development for principals and teachers, and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;escalating &lt;/del&gt;parental involvement.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Denver Schools technique is widely recognized as &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1 &lt;/del&gt;of the finest urban school systems in the country. Its roots can be traced to 1859, when the city was founded. The Denver Schools district was officially &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;developed &lt;/del&gt;in 1902 when voters &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;approved &lt;/del&gt;a constitutional amendment that designed the City and County of Denver.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Denver Schools are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;created &lt;/del&gt;up of 73 elementary schools, 15 K-8 schools, 17 middle schools, 14 high schools, 19 charter schools, 6 other schools, and 7 alternative schools. Student enrollment as of October 1, 2006 was 73,399. 57% of students are Hispanic, 20% are White, 18% are Black, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;three&lt;/del&gt;% are Asian, and 1% is American Indian. 20% (or 14,450) of Denver Schools students are English Language Learners, and 13,337 students are Spanish speakers. Another 1,113 students speak &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1 &lt;/del&gt;of 86 other languages. Denver Schools &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[http://www.denvernetworks.com/denver-it-support/ read this] provide &lt;/del&gt;an impressive array of foreign language classes. These incorporate Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Lakota, Latin, Russian, and Spanish. 4,555 teachers are employed by the Denver Schools district, and the average teacher salary is $47,829. Denver Schools have a graduation rate of 76.9%, and a dropout rate (which considers all students in grades 7 by way of 12) of four.6%.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Performance and statistics are not the only problems affecting the Denver Schools system. A proposal by Superintendent Michael Bennet to cut the districts pension &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;program &lt;/del&gt;is beneath heated discussion by board members and teachers alike. Bennets &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;plan &lt;/del&gt;is to spend J.P. Morgan five.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;five&lt;/del&gt;% a year for &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[http://www.denvernetworks.com/ denver networks] &lt;/del&gt;the use of $375 million. This would &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;allow &lt;/del&gt;the district to use about $11 million that would have gone into the pension and put it into the classroom rather. Of course, the Denver Schools technique should ultimately fund the pension any &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;brief&lt;/del&gt;-term losses would be their responsibility. The district asserts that it is committed to funding the pension &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;strategy&lt;/del&gt;, and is creating all the contributions it has committed to. The pension board sees this plan differently. They worry that if the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;funds &lt;/del&gt;doesnt earn 8.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;5&lt;/del&gt;% every &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;single &lt;/del&gt;year, they will &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lose funds &lt;/del&gt;in the deal. (8.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;5&lt;/del&gt;% is the sum of the 5.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;5&lt;/del&gt;% and the districts withheld monies) Also according to the pension board, the proposal &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ready &lt;/del&gt;by J.P. Morgan would have the pension fund borrow $375 million at 5.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;5&lt;/del&gt;% interest, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;utilizing &lt;/del&gt;its $&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;2&lt;/del&gt;.8 billion in assets as collateral. Some see this as a case of robbing Peter to spend Paul. If, and its a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;massive &lt;/del&gt;IF opponents argue, the fund returns 8.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;5&lt;/del&gt;%, the district could use that three percentage point &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;distinction &lt;/del&gt;(which would equal &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;around &lt;/del&gt;$11 million) in the classroom rather. The showdown &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;between &lt;/del&gt;the Denver Schools and the pension board comes as the district is also &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;taking into consideration &lt;/del&gt;closing schools as a way to cope with its deteriorating finances. In the past &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;four &lt;/del&gt;years, Denver Schools have cut $83.five million dollars from its price range.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Set high expectations for all students&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;two. Raise the general achievement level&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;3. Close the achievement gap&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;To meet these &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;objectives&lt;/ins&gt;, the district is focusing on six &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;tactics&lt;/ins&gt;, which contain enhancing literacy a...&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;When thinking of Denver, Colorado, do you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;beautiful&lt;/ins&gt;, snow-capped peaks soaring into the heavens? The Denver Schools &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;method &lt;/ins&gt;has &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;objectives &lt;/ins&gt;that resemble high mountainsattainable &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;yet &lt;/ins&gt;difficult. The Denver Schools district has &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;3 &lt;/ins&gt;overarching goals:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;1. Set high expectations for all students&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;two&lt;/ins&gt;. Raise the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;overall &lt;/ins&gt;achievement level&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;3. Close the achievement gap&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;To meet these &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;targets&lt;/ins&gt;, the district is focusing on six &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;strategies&lt;/ins&gt;, which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;include &lt;/ins&gt;enhancing literacy and math &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;abilities&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;supplying &lt;/ins&gt;a lot more &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;right &lt;/ins&gt;after-school &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;aid&lt;/ins&gt;, strengthening middle and high schools, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;improving skilled &lt;/ins&gt;development for principals and teachers, and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;growing &lt;/ins&gt;parental involvement.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Denver Schools technique is widely recognized as &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a single &lt;/ins&gt;of the finest urban school systems in the country. Its roots can be traced to 1859, when the city was founded. The Denver Schools district was officially &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;created &lt;/ins&gt;in 1902 when voters &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;authorized &lt;/ins&gt;a constitutional amendment that designed the City and County of Denver.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Denver Schools are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;produced &lt;/ins&gt;up of 73 elementary schools, 15 K-8 schools, 17 middle schools, 14 high schools, 19 charter schools, 6 other schools, and 7 alternative schools. Student enrollment as of October 1, 2006 was 73,399. 57% of students are Hispanic, 20% are White, 18% are Black, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;3&lt;/ins&gt;% are Asian, and 1% is American Indian. 20% (or 14,450) of Denver Schools students are English Language Learners, and 13,337 students are Spanish speakers. Another 1,113 students speak &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;one &lt;/ins&gt;of 86 other languages. Denver Schools &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;offer you &lt;/ins&gt;an impressive array of foreign language classes. These incorporate Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Lakota, Latin, Russian, and Spanish. 4,555 teachers are employed by the Denver Schools district, and the average teacher salary &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[http://www.denvernetworks.com/ read] &lt;/ins&gt;is $47,829. Denver Schools have a graduation rate of 76.9%, and a dropout rate (which considers all students in grades 7 by way of 12) of four.6%.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Performance and statistics are not the only problems affecting the Denver Schools system. A proposal by Superintendent Michael Bennet to cut the districts pension &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;plan &lt;/ins&gt;is beneath heated discussion by board members and teachers alike. Bennets &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;program &lt;/ins&gt;is to spend J.P. Morgan five.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;5&lt;/ins&gt;% a year for the use of $375 million. This would &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;let &lt;/ins&gt;the district to use about $11 million that would have gone into the pension and put it into the classroom rather. Of course, the Denver Schools technique should ultimately fund the pension any &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;short&lt;/ins&gt;-term losses would be their responsibility. The district asserts that it is committed to funding the pension &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;plan&lt;/ins&gt;, and is creating all the contributions it has committed to. The pension board sees this plan differently. They worry that if the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;money &lt;/ins&gt;doesnt earn 8.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;five&lt;/ins&gt;% every year, they will &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;shed cash &lt;/ins&gt;in the deal. (8.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;five&lt;/ins&gt;% is the sum of the 5.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;five&lt;/ins&gt;% and the districts withheld monies) Also according to the pension board, the proposal &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prepared &lt;/ins&gt;by J.P. Morgan would have the pension fund borrow $375 million at 5.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;five&lt;/ins&gt;% interest, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;employing &lt;/ins&gt;its $&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;two&lt;/ins&gt;.8 billion in assets as collateral. Some see this as a case of robbing Peter to spend Paul. If, and its a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;huge &lt;/ins&gt;IF opponents argue, the fund returns 8.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;five&lt;/ins&gt;%, the district could use that three percentage point &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;difference &lt;/ins&gt;(which would equal &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;roughly &lt;/ins&gt;$11 million) in the classroom rather. The &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[http://www.denvernetworks.com/denver-it-support/ denver it support] &lt;/ins&gt;showdown &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;among &lt;/ins&gt;the Denver Schools and the pension board comes as the district is also &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;thinking about &lt;/ins&gt;closing schools as a way to cope with its deteriorating finances. In the past &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;4 &lt;/ins&gt;years, Denver Schools have cut $83.five million dollars from its price range.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Set high expectations for all students&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;two. Raise the general achievement level&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;3. Close the achievement gap&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;To meet these targets, the district is focusing on six &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;strategies&lt;/del&gt;, which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consist of &lt;/del&gt;enhancing literacy a...&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;When thinking of Denver, Colorado, do you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stunning&lt;/del&gt;, snow-capped peaks soaring into the heavens? The Denver Schools &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;system &lt;/del&gt;has &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;objectives &lt;/del&gt;that resemble high mountainsattainable &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;yet challenging&lt;/del&gt;. The Denver Schools district has &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;3 &lt;/del&gt;overarching &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;targets&lt;/del&gt;:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;1. Set high expectations for all students&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;two&lt;/del&gt;. Raise the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;overall &lt;/del&gt;achievement level&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;three&lt;/del&gt;. Close the achievement gap&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;To meet these &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;objectives&lt;/del&gt;, the district is focusing on six &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;methods&lt;/del&gt;, which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;incorporate &lt;/del&gt;enhancing literacy and math &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;skills&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;supplying &lt;/del&gt;a lot more &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;right &lt;/del&gt;after-school &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;support&lt;/del&gt;, strengthening middle and high schools, enhancing &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specialist &lt;/del&gt;development for principals and teachers, and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rising &lt;/del&gt;parental involvement.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Denver Schools technique is widely recognized as &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a single &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;very best &lt;/del&gt;urban school systems in the country. Its roots can be traced to 1859, when the city was founded. The Denver Schools district was officially &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;produced &lt;/del&gt;in 1902 when voters &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;authorized &lt;/del&gt;a constitutional amendment that &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;developed &lt;/del&gt;the City and County of Denver.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Denver Schools are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;made &lt;/del&gt;up of 73 elementary schools, 15 K-8 schools, 17 middle schools, 14 high schools, 19 charter schools, 6 other schools, and 7 alternative schools. Student enrollment as of October 1, 2006 was 73,399. 57% of students are Hispanic, 20% are White, 18% are Black, three% are Asian, and 1% is American Indian. 20% (or 14,450) of Denver Schools students are English Language Learners, and 13,337 students are Spanish &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[http://www.denvernetworks.com/it-consulting/ it consultants] &lt;/del&gt;speakers. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Yet another &lt;/del&gt;1,113 students speak 1 of 86 other languages. Denver Schools provide an impressive array of foreign language classes. These &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consist of &lt;/del&gt;Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Lakota, Latin, Russian, and Spanish. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;four&lt;/del&gt;,555 teachers are employed by the Denver Schools district, and the average teacher salary is $47,829. Denver Schools have a graduation rate of 76.9%, and a dropout rate (which considers all students in grades 7 by &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;means &lt;/del&gt;of 12) of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;4&lt;/del&gt;.6%.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Performance and statistics are not the only problems affecting the Denver Schools &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;program&lt;/del&gt;. A proposal by Superintendent Michael Bennet to cut the districts pension &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;plan &lt;/del&gt;is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;under &lt;/del&gt;heated discussion by board members and teachers alike. Bennets &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;program [http://www.denvernetworks.com/it-support/ official site] &lt;/del&gt;is to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pay &lt;/del&gt;J.P. Morgan five.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;5&lt;/del&gt;% a year for the use of $375 million. This would &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;permit &lt;/del&gt;the district to use about $11 million that would have gone into the pension and put it into the classroom &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;instead&lt;/del&gt;. Of course, the Denver Schools &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;method need to &lt;/del&gt;ultimately fund the pension any brief-term losses would be their responsibility. The district asserts &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[http://www.denvernetworks.com/it-consulting/ it consultant] &lt;/del&gt;that it is committed to funding the pension &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;plan&lt;/del&gt;, and is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;making &lt;/del&gt;all the contributions it has committed to. The pension board sees this &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;program &lt;/del&gt;differently. They worry that if the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;income &lt;/del&gt;doesnt earn 8.5% &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;each and &lt;/del&gt;every year, they will &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;shed income &lt;/del&gt;in the deal. (8.5% is the sum of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;five&lt;/del&gt;.5% and the districts withheld monies) Also according to the pension board, the proposal &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prepared &lt;/del&gt;by J.P. Morgan would have the pension fund borrow $375 million at &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;five&lt;/del&gt;.5% interest, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;employing &lt;/del&gt;its $&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;two&lt;/del&gt;.8 billion in assets as collateral. Some see this as a case of robbing Peter to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pay &lt;/del&gt;Paul. If, and its a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;large &lt;/del&gt;IF opponents argue, the fund returns 8.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;five&lt;/del&gt;%, the district could use that &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;3 &lt;/del&gt;percentage point distinction (which would equal around $11 million) in the classroom &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;instead&lt;/del&gt;. The showdown &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;among &lt;/del&gt;the Denver Schools and the pension board comes as the district is also &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;contemplating &lt;/del&gt;closing schools as a way to cope with its deteriorating finances. In the past &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;4 &lt;/del&gt;years, Denver Schools have cut $83.five million dollars from its &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;budget&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Set high expectations for all students&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;two. Raise the general achievement level&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;3. Close the achievement gap&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;To meet these targets, the district is focusing on six &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;methods&lt;/ins&gt;, which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;contain &lt;/ins&gt;enhancing literacy a...&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;When thinking of Denver, Colorado, do you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feel &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;gorgeous&lt;/ins&gt;, snow-capped peaks soaring into the heavens? The Denver Schools &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;technique &lt;/ins&gt;has &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;goals &lt;/ins&gt;that resemble high mountainsattainable &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;however difficult&lt;/ins&gt;. The Denver Schools district has &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;three &lt;/ins&gt;overarching &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;goals&lt;/ins&gt;:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;1. Set high expectations for all students&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;2&lt;/ins&gt;. Raise the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;general &lt;/ins&gt;achievement level&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;3&lt;/ins&gt;. Close the achievement gap&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;To meet these &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;goals&lt;/ins&gt;, the district is focusing on six &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;tactics&lt;/ins&gt;, which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consist of &lt;/ins&gt;enhancing literacy and math &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expertise&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;offering &lt;/ins&gt;a lot more after-school &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;help&lt;/ins&gt;, strengthening middle and high schools, enhancing &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;professional &lt;/ins&gt;development for principals and teachers, and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;escalating &lt;/ins&gt;parental involvement.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Denver Schools technique is widely recognized as &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1 &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;finest &lt;/ins&gt;urban school systems in the country. Its roots can be traced to 1859, when the city was founded. The Denver Schools district was officially &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;developed &lt;/ins&gt;in 1902 when voters &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;approved &lt;/ins&gt;a constitutional amendment that &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;designed &lt;/ins&gt;the City and County of Denver.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Denver Schools are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;created &lt;/ins&gt;up of 73 elementary schools, 15 K-8 schools, 17 middle schools, 14 high schools, 19 charter schools, 6 other schools, and 7 alternative schools. Student enrollment as of October 1, 2006 was 73,399. 57% of students are Hispanic, 20% are White, 18% are Black, three% are Asian, and 1% is American Indian. 20% (or 14,450) of Denver Schools students are English Language Learners, and 13,337 students are Spanish speakers. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Another &lt;/ins&gt;1,113 students speak 1 of 86 other languages. Denver Schools &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[http://www.denvernetworks.com/denver-it-support/ read this] &lt;/ins&gt;provide an impressive array of foreign language classes. These &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;incorporate &lt;/ins&gt;Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Lakota, Latin, Russian, and Spanish. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;4&lt;/ins&gt;,555 teachers are employed by the Denver Schools district, and the average teacher salary is $47,829. Denver Schools have a graduation rate of 76.9%, and a dropout rate (which considers all students in grades 7 by &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;way &lt;/ins&gt;of 12) of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;four&lt;/ins&gt;.6%.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Performance and statistics are not the only problems affecting the Denver Schools &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;system&lt;/ins&gt;. A proposal by Superintendent Michael Bennet to cut the districts pension &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;program &lt;/ins&gt;is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;beneath &lt;/ins&gt;heated discussion by board members and teachers alike. Bennets &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;plan &lt;/ins&gt;is to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;spend &lt;/ins&gt;J.P. Morgan five.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;five&lt;/ins&gt;% a year for &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[http://www.denvernetworks.com/ denver networks] &lt;/ins&gt;the use of $375 million. This would &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;allow &lt;/ins&gt;the district to use about $11 million that would have gone into the pension and put it into the classroom &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rather&lt;/ins&gt;. Of course, the Denver Schools &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;technique should &lt;/ins&gt;ultimately fund the pension any brief-term losses would be their responsibility. The district asserts that it is committed to funding the pension &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;strategy&lt;/ins&gt;, and is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;creating &lt;/ins&gt;all the contributions it has committed to. The pension board sees this &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;plan &lt;/ins&gt;differently. They worry that if the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;funds &lt;/ins&gt;doesnt earn 8.5% every &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;single &lt;/ins&gt;year, they will &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lose funds &lt;/ins&gt;in the deal. (8.5% is the sum of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;5&lt;/ins&gt;.5% and the districts withheld monies) Also according to the pension board, the proposal &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ready &lt;/ins&gt;by J.P. Morgan would have the pension fund borrow $375 million at &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;5&lt;/ins&gt;.5% interest, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;utilizing &lt;/ins&gt;its $&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;2&lt;/ins&gt;.8 billion in assets as collateral. Some see this as a case of robbing Peter to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;spend &lt;/ins&gt;Paul. If, and its a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;massive &lt;/ins&gt;IF opponents argue, the fund returns 8.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;5&lt;/ins&gt;%, the district could use that &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;three &lt;/ins&gt;percentage point distinction (which would equal around $11 million) in the classroom &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rather&lt;/ins&gt;. The showdown &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;between &lt;/ins&gt;the Denver Schools and the pension board comes as the district is also &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;taking into consideration &lt;/ins&gt;closing schools as a way to cope with its deteriorating finances. In the past &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;four &lt;/ins&gt;years, Denver Schools have cut $83.five million dollars from its &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;price range&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;新規ページ&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Set high expectations for all students&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;two. Raise the general achievement level&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;3. Close the achievement gap&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;To meet these targets, the district is focusing on six strategies, which consist of enhancing literacy a...&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;When thinking of Denver, Colorado, do you believe of stunning, snow-capped peaks soaring into the heavens? The Denver Schools system has objectives that resemble high mountainsattainable yet challenging. The Denver Schools district has 3 overarching targets:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;1. Set high expectations for all students&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;two. Raise the overall achievement level&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;three. Close the achievement gap&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;To meet these objectives, the district is focusing on six methods, which incorporate enhancing literacy and math skills, supplying a lot more right after-school support, strengthening middle and high schools, enhancing specialist development for principals and teachers, and rising parental involvement.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Denver Schools technique is widely recognized as a single of the very best urban school systems in the country. Its roots can be traced to 1859, when the city was founded. The Denver Schools district was officially produced in 1902 when voters authorized a constitutional amendment that developed the City and County of Denver.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Denver Schools are made up of 73 elementary schools, 15 K-8 schools, 17 middle schools, 14 high schools, 19 charter schools, 6 other schools, and 7 alternative schools. Student enrollment as of October 1, 2006 was 73,399. 57% of students are Hispanic, 20% are White, 18% are Black, three% are Asian, and 1% is American Indian. 20% (or 14,450) of Denver Schools students are English Language Learners, and 13,337 students are Spanish [http://www.denvernetworks.com/it-consulting/ it consultants] speakers. Yet another 1,113 students speak 1 of 86 other languages. Denver Schools provide an impressive array of foreign language classes. These consist of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Lakota, Latin, Russian, and Spanish. four,555 teachers are employed by the Denver Schools district, and the average teacher salary is $47,829. Denver Schools have a graduation rate of 76.9%, and a dropout rate (which considers all students in grades 7 by means of 12) of 4.6%.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Performance and statistics are not the only problems affecting the Denver Schools program. A proposal by Superintendent Michael Bennet to cut the districts pension plan is under heated discussion by board members and teachers alike. Bennets program [http://www.denvernetworks.com/it-support/ official site] is to pay J.P. Morgan five.5% a year for the use of $375 million. This would permit the district to use about $11 million that would have gone into the pension and put it into the classroom instead. Of course, the Denver Schools method need to ultimately fund the pension any brief-term losses would be their responsibility. The district asserts [http://www.denvernetworks.com/it-consulting/ it consultant] that it is committed to funding the pension plan, and is making all the contributions it has committed to. The pension board sees this program differently. They worry that if the income doesnt earn 8.5% each and every year, they will shed income in the deal. (8.5% is the sum of the five.5% and the districts withheld monies) Also according to the pension board, the proposal prepared by J.P. Morgan would have the pension fund borrow $375 million at five.5% interest, employing its $two.8 billion in assets as collateral. Some see this as a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul. If, and its a large IF opponents argue, the fund returns 8.five%, the district could use that 3 percentage point distinction (which would equal around $11 million) in the classroom instead. The showdown among the Denver Schools and the pension board comes as the district is also contemplating closing schools as a way to cope with its deteriorating finances. In the past 4 years, Denver Schools have cut $83.five million dollars from its budget.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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