"This agreement is a win, plain and simple: for our students; for our educators; and for our communities," said Denver Classroom Teachers Association President Henry Roman in a statement Thursday morning.
"No longer will our students see their education disrupted because their teachers cannot afford to stay in their classrooms."
More than 2,600 teachers spent several days standing in the cold to protest for higher salaries in a bid to stop more educators from leaving the city.
Union representatives said a "breakthrough" came Tuesday night when the two sides were able to find some "common ground," and eventually reached a tentative agreement that will need to be ratified by the union's membership.
About 1,400 central office staff members and 400 substitute teachers had to fill in for more than 2,600 striking teachers.
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