{"id":29229,"date":"2025-12-18T19:01:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?p=29229"},"modified":"2026-01-23T22:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:00:24","slug":"why-family-building-benefits-matter-for-teachers-and-students-at-denver-school-of-science-and-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/blog\/why-family-building-benefits-matter-for-teachers-and-students-at-denver-school-of-science-and-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Why family building benefits matter for teachers &#8211; and students &#8211; at Denver School of Science and Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pg-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Makita Cotto - DSST - Client Story\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1119551033?h=bfbd52df97&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Denver School of Science &amp; Technology (DSST), supporting educators goes beyond the classroom. 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