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Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 4h

DARK MONEY in play..AGAIN..in the Denver Public Schools school board race.

BILLIONAIRES John Arnold and Reed Hastings gave $4 million to Denver Families group.

THIS PRO-CHARTER SCHOOL group is using the MONEY to sway voters-TV ads,flyers,calls, signs,etc.
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Outside Money, Inside Influence: The Network Shaping Denver’s School Board Race

Dark money is once again pouring into Denver’s school board elections. As of the September 29 filing deadline, the independent expenditure (IE) committee Better Leaders, Stronger Schools reported over...

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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 12h

DEGUIRE: Here's a closer look at how wealthy pro-charter donors and political networks are steering Denver’s 2025 school board elections, and what that means for the future of public education.
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Outside Money, Inside Influence: The Network Shaping Denver’s School Board Race

Dark money is once again pouring into Denver’s school board elections. As of the September 29 filing deadline, the independent expenditure (IE) committee Better Leaders, Stronger Schools reported over...

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 13h

Federal Vouchers, Treasury Regulations, and State Flexibility

Governors Beware: The Voucher Advocates in DC Are Not Serious About Returning Education to the State

"Three Democratic governors (in Oregon, Wisconsin, and New Mexico) have already annocuend they will not opt in."

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 1d

Join A4PEP in our next webinar with Alyssa Bowen, Director of the Equality Project at True North Research. She will unpack the rising influence of dark money in local school board elections. @npeaction.bsky.social @network4pubed.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
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Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 2d

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How Colorado charter schools align with Trump’s vision for K-12 education | Colorado Newsline

Many supporters of the Colorado charter school industry are solidly on board with President Donald Trump’s agenda for public education.

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 2d

‼️ NEW OpEd: "Arizonans deserve the truth: It’s the vouchers… Vouchers are draining desperately needed funds from low-income schools and forcing school closures, while lining the pockets of the rich.” — SOSAZ Director Beth Lewis

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Neighborhood schools are closing across Arizona. It's because of vouchers.

OPINION: Arizona's $1 billion voucher program is forcing public school closures while subsidizing wealthy families

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Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 5d

Denver Public Schools are showing strong success in learning growth for all students, faster than state peers. But test scores are not the whole picture! Students thrive in ALL areas when they have the essential resources in each local neighborhood school.

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Con Promesa y Oportunidad: Denver Public Schools Turning Promise into Opportunity – El Semanario

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 5d

"The school voucher provision in Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is expected to transfer billions of dollars to private schools and companies that contract with public school districts. That includes companies owned by private equity firms."
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Private Equity Is Set to Profit From New School Vouchers

The school voucher provision in Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is expected to transfer billions of dollars to private schools and companies that contract with public school districts. That includes...

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Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 13d

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The Failure of “School Choice” in Denver

Mike DeGuire is a veteran educator in Denver. He says it’s time to take stock and assess the damage that “reform” has inflicted on students and public schools in Denver. He writes…

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Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 13d

Pro-charter groups try to push a "failing schools" narrative in Denver even though DPS achieved an "ACCREDITED" rating for the first time since 2019. Teachers support school board candidates who "get their school environments and living needs."

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Educate Denver's 'nuanced' critique of Denver schools lacks just that, endangers district | NOONAN

Educate Denver, a self-appointed Denver Public Schools Debbie Downer group that rarely finds anything positive in public education in Denver’s schools, has produced a “nuanced” commentary on DPS’s 202...

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Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 14d

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Denver teachers union endorses four candidates for school board

Four of the seven board seats are up for grabs in the Nov. 4 election.

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 19d

Four Colorado school board members share their thoughts on:
✨ Privatization with the "charter school experiment" and its impact on their communities
✨ The push for federal vouchers
✨ Declining enrollment/school closures
✨ The harm caused by high-stakes standardized testing
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Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 19d

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Mike DeGuire: Opinions The Bipartisan March Toward Gutting Public Schools, in Denver and Beyond - Network For Public Education

Mike DeGuire keeps an eye on privatization advances in Colorado, and explains in a recent post how the movement in the Denver area is actually bipartisan. Both camps sell the public on privatization b...

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Julie Borst @julielb.bsky.social · 19d

"The U.S. Department of Education announced that it will work with numerous rightwing groups to design a civics curriculum...It will also be illegal. Since 1970, federal law prohibits any federal official from being involved in curriculum in any way." #edusky
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Department of Education Will Violate Federal Law by Joining with Right-Wing Groups to Create a Civics Curriculum

The U.S. Department of Education announced that it will work with numerous rightwing groups to design a civics curriculum. It will, of course, be patriotic. It will also be illegal. Since 1970, fed…

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 20d

Larry Cuban gets it! Here's why standardized testing FAILS as a true measure of student learning. Missing are "civic engagement, knowledge of the humanities, moral character, working in teams, critical thinking, and independent decision making."
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What Do Corporate Earnings Reports and Standardized Test Scores Have in Common?

The answer is that intense pressures upon corporate executives to satisfy investors and upon school leaders to raise test scores distorts routine practices soemtimes leading to chicanery. Over the …

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 21d

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The Bipartisan March Toward Gutting Public Schools, in Denver and Beyond

Is public education a public or a private good? This issue is at the heart of the school choice debate sweeping the country. Advocates for school choice are advancing policies...

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 22d

"The conversation is now about the ideological capture of schools, universities, and a variety of other institutions." The new "School Choice" is all about promoting IDEOLOGY, not options. @npeaction.bsky.social @network4pubed.bsky.social
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The School Choice Movement Is Dead

The slightly-cranky voice navigating the world of educational "reform" while trying to still pursue the mission of providing quality education.

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 23d

Join Xochitl Gaytan, Rhonda Solis, Karla Esser, and Lucy Molina for a lively discussion of current issues facing Colorado school boards! @derekwblack.bsky.social @workingfamiliesco.bsky.social @lsweeneymiran.bsky.social @julielb.bsky.social @azbethlewis.bsky.social
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Hot Button Issues in Public Education | A4PEP

Join local & state school board leaders on Sept 17 at 6:30 PM as they tackle book bans, funding cuts, testing debates & the future of public education.

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 25d

School board members today face mounting pressures, and the stakes for public education have never been higher. Join A4PEP for this timely webinar.
@npeaction.bsky.social @publiced412.bsky.social @publicedpartners.bsky.social @wjhowell.bsky.social
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Hot Button Issues in Public Education | A4PEP

Join local & state school board leaders on Sept 17 at 6:30 PM as they tackle book bans, funding cuts, testing debates & the future of public education.

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 29d

Denver Families Action is the “political arm” of Denver Families for Public Schools, funded by BILLIONAIRE donors. Will Denver voters allow outside MONEY to dictate the future of their schools? @npeaction.bsky.social @publiced412.bsky.social@coloradonewsline.com
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Denver: Will Dark Money Buy the School Board?

Mike DeGuire, veteran educator in Denver, fears that billionaires are paying the bills for a phony reform group that’s trying to buy the Denver school board. The billionaires find Denver an e…

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Jack Schneider @jackschneider.bsky.social · Sep 4

"If public education is to survive, Democrats will have to come up with an explanation for why we have public schools that goes beyond bloodless workforce preparation."

@jenniferberkshire.bsky.social's latest in @thebaffler.com

Uniform Policy | Jennifer C. Berkshire

Democrats must come up with a defense of public schools that goes beyond bloodless workforce preparation

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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · Sep 3

“D11 teachers are going on strike this fall because our Board of Education is full of anti-union, anti-teacher and anti-student members,” said educator and Colorado Springs Education Association (CSEA) member Sam Farnham.
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Teachers Tease Strike at CO Springs Labor Day Event

Hundreds of protesters lined the sidewalk in front of Colorado Springs City Hall this Labor Day as part of the Workers over Billionaires rally organized by 50501 Colorado Springs, Indivisible...

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · Sep 3

"BS Testing has warped schooling itself.

We waste soooo much time on the test.

If we're looking for things to reform, axing the BS Test would be a great place to start."

@palan57.bsky.social @npeaction.bsky.social @publiced412.bsky.social
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The Big Standardized Test Is Still The Worst Thing In Education

The slightly-cranky voice navigating the world of educational "reform" while trying to still pursue the mission of providing quality education.

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · Sep 2

Corporate America! Good point.

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Mike DeGuire 🏳️‍🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · Sep 2

Speaking of the "Workers Over Billionaires" event, billiionaires have been funding many Colorado charter schools for years, while public schools lose resources. @npeaction.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @democracynow.org @publiced412.bsky.social
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Colorado’s PK-12 Enrollment Declines While Billionaires Fund Charter Schools

In January 2024, the Colorado Department of Education announced that “PK-12 student enrollment reached the state's lowest mark in a decade.” The declines are across the state, as “forty-three of the 6...

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