Interesting what a decade-plus of lackluster performance can do for schools that promised to be better than traditional public schools. And the scandals, self-dealing and Christian nationalism didn't help. #COleg #COpol

@colorado.gov Polis' effort to look centrist might backfire when MAGA voters find out the federal voucher program he supports could funnel tax dollars to the Chinese Communist Party. #COpol

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Here are the 9 people Mayor Joe Hogsett has picked to serve on the city’s new education board The new Indianapolis Public Education Corporation will change how schools operate in Indianapolis. Members include David Harris, who will serve as the corporation’s board chair, and Edward Rangel, the...

A cautionary tale: In Indianapolis, charter school grifters have succeeded in seizing control of all public schools. Who needs elected school boards, right? #COpol #COleg

What Waco schools can expect from charter operator The Waco school board is expected to be the latest Texas school district to contract with the charter operator.

Texas charter schools set for Colorado-style makeover: "Teachers hired by (Third Future) tend to earn premium salaries, but they must stick to a tight script and work a longer school day and school calendar than their peers." #COpol

Help them sure.

But in dispensing time and resources its not my priority.

Pundits are not a good indicator of electoral reality in my experience.

Big D/I turnout and shifting the 5% of (mostly white suburban) voters that drifted toward R back and off 47 is the more direct path IMO.

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Golden, CO
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Go Colorado!
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Map of "Trump Derangement Therapy Sessions" 😝 or "No Kings" demonstrations in #Colorafo

Go Denver!
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Colorado lawmakers want a fairer process in considering charter school construction on ballot measures Charter schools enroll about 15% of Colorado’s students, but advocates say they sometimes have difficulties getting considered for local construction ballot initiatives.

If the charter school lobby wants to be treated the same as traditional public schools on construction funding, they can sign on to the same accountability/transparency standards traditional public schools must follow. #COleg #COpol @cathykipp.bsky.social

Free Market Myths and School Choice Why the reformster love affair with the free market?

"(Culture warriors) would like to send taxpayer dollars to private Christian schools, and they would like to inject Christian Nationalism into whatever public schools they aren’t able to dismantle. The rhetoric of school choice was just conveniently sitting there ..." #COpol #COleg

Let’s primary Hickenlooper!

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NE: Trying To Get Vouchers Past Voters Nebraska’s voucher fans are bound and determined, like legislators in many states, to get around the voters so they can get vouchers installed.

School voucher program? Nebraska voters are not having it. @colorado.gov #COpol #COleg

@michaelbennet.bsky.social has received tons of cash from charter school champion Michael Bloomberg. What might that mean for Colorado's traditional public schools? #COpol #COleg

The Colorado DNC is so incompetent. 🤦‍♂️
1) Vote by app
2) Software doesn't work
3) Don't fix software
4) Vote by app again
5) App crashes
6) Profit??
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This one got caught. #COpol #COleg

Judge orders Woodland Park school board to comply with Colorado's open meetings law by listing agenda items ‘clearly, honestly and forthrightly’ - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition A Teller County District Court judge ordered the Woodland Park school board to comply with the Colorado Open Meetings Law “by clearly, honestly and forthrightly” listing future agenda items pertaining...

Charter school supporters like to keep taxpayers in the dark. #FOIA #COpol #Coleg

Meet a Colorado Anti-LGBTQ Lawyer Tapped to Lead U.S. Department of Justice's Gun Rights Division Barry Arrington, a right-wing attorney who's worked for multiple anti-LGBTQ, anti-abortion, and pro-gun groups in Colorado, has been tapped to lead the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Divisi...

"Arrington’s resume includes providing legal representation for a charter school that banned its valedictorian from coming out as gay in his graduation speech." #COpol #COleg

In win for controversial ‘public Christian school,’ officials pave way for return to original building A 2-1 vote by the Pueblo County Commissioners will allow Riverstone Academy to move back to its original building once certain conditions are met.

Bad news for all us who don't believe our tax $$$ should go to churches. #COpol #COleg

Netflix Chief Ready To Help DFER Fix Education Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) is delighted to announce that Reed Hastings, co-founder of Netflix, has joined their board, “bringing a disruptor’s lens to education.” That seems about right.

"DFER’s mission has always been to convince Democrats that they should be backing ed reform ideas from the right. It’s standard to find them trying hard to convince Democrats that it would be a winning strategy ..." #COpol #COleg

CO Springs Public School Teaching Creationism The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has issued a letter to a Colorado Springs charter school, accusing the school of violating the Constitution by teaching creationism as part of its...

In Colorado, school "choice" includes the choice to raise kids without a grasp of science, at taxpayer expense. #COpol #COleg

Opinion | This ‘no-brainer’ tax credit is splitting governors down party lines Can Colorado Gov. Jared Polis lead the way for fellow Democrats?

Well, of course, the billionaire-owned WaPo thinks Polis' voucher scheme buy-in is a good move. Sensing a pattern here? #COleg #COpol

Vouchers lose at the ballot box. So how do they keep winning? Vouchers lose when voters get a say, yet they keep spreading. That’s not a mystery; it’s a business plan. For 30+ years, a small circle of billionaires has funded think tanks, lobbyists, and candidate...

"The voucher advocates are pushing hard for regulations that slam the door on any approach that does not further the growth of this largely unregulated voucher program." #COpol #COleg

A windfall for school kids Coloradans believe in opportunity and justice. Coloradans believe that hard work should be rewarded, that freedom matters, and that every child — regardless of background and circumstance — deserves t...

This fool believes poor families just need a hefty federal tax credit. Look at states with existing SGO credits: They benefit only wealthy donors and parents who already send their kids to private/parochial schools. Those schools don't want to serve poor families. #COpol #COleg

Hey, Colorado: See a problem with this map? Tell @colorado.gov we don't want to be part of Trump's stealth school voucher program. #COpol #COleg

Legislation would undermine educational opportunity | OPINION By Norton Rainey and Weston Kurz New legislation under consideration by Colorado lawmakers could have far-reaching consequences for Colorado students and families looking for new educational options. ...

Taxpayers are not obligated to pay for your church schools, Norton and Weston. #COpol #COleg