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The Rookie

usana Cordova took over as superintendent of Denver Public Schools (DPS) a year ago this month—just in time to lead the district through its first teacher strike in 25 years. What started with educators pleading for a higher base salary that wasn’t tied to a complicated bonus system turned into tense negotiations, which eventually devolved about what she learned from the strike, school safety, and how she plans to better integrate classrooms.

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