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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 15h

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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Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 7h

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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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 · 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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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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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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Hot Button Issues in Public Education

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 21d

This is a massive, history making abuse of your power. It will define your legacy and one day you will come to regret punishing free speech and trying to destroy democracy.

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 21d

The federal government is dictating what speech is permitted.

*DISNEY SAYS 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE' TO BE PREEMPTED INDEFINITELY

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 21d

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr: "There's actions we can take on licensed broadcasters. It's long past the time that...Comcast and Disney say 'We're not gonna run Kimmel anymore...because we licensed broadcasters are running the possibly of fines or licensed revocation from the FCC.'"

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Mike DeGuire 🏳️‍🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.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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Mike DeGuire 🏳️‍🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · 23d

Join Xochitl Gaytan, Rhonda Solis, Karla Esser, and Lucy Molina for a lively discussion of current issues facing Colorado school boards! @jasonsalzman.bsky.social @chasewoodruff.bsky.social @story4co.bsky.social @jennybrundincpr.bsky.social @network4pubed.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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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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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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Mike DeGuire 🏳️‍🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · Sep 2

Joining with thousands in the "Workers Over Billionaires" DENVER event to support all the workers, immigrants, and teachers who deserve protections, fair wages, and better living conditions. @npeaction.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @amiebacaoehlert.bsky.social@publiced412.bsky.social

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

"It’s time to stop chasing the ghost of what charter schools might have been—and start holding the system accountable for what it has become....Taxpayers are footing the bill for schools that fail to open, fail to serve, or fail to survive." @npeaction.bsky.social
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Charter Schools at a Crossroads: As the Promise Fades, the Reckoning Begins

A new report finds an industry in retreat, propped up by unchecked federal funding.

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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · Aug 21

Community Schools and Why Democrats Should Support Them

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Democrats will align their party with a proven way to ensure positive differences one community at a time. @jeffbcdm #communityschools

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Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · Aug 29

Billionaires are behind "Denver Families Action"as they endorse school board candidates in November's Denver election. @npeaction.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @derekwblack.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social
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Dark money spending could overshadow local priorities for Denver schools | Colorado Newsline

School board elections in Denver have become expensive, and the outcomes often hinge on the amount of money spent by competing groups.

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · Aug 26

Christian nationalism isn’t just knocking on the door. It’s already reshaping school boards, public policy, and the lives of students across Colorado. @npeaction.bsky.social @coloradonewsline.com @carolburris.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @derekwblack.bsky.social

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Christian Nationalism, Dark Money, and the Attack on Public Education in Colorado

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 21

“THIS IS ABOUT RACISM. If you can’t hear it from them, hear it from me.” 🔥

Texas Rep. @voteannjohnson.bsky.social didn’t hold back about the racist Trump/Republican election-stealing maps.

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · Aug 15

Pro-charter school groups have given nearly $200,000 to Bennet's campaign for Colorado's Governor: Colorado League of Charter Schools Action, Denver Families for Public Schools, Stand for Children, 50CAN Action Fund. @dianeravitch.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
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Super PAC backing Michael Bennet’s gubernatorial bid is fueled by dark money, pro-charter school groups

Rocky Mountain Way formed in April, a few days after Bennet, a U.S. senator, entered the governor’s race

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · Aug 15

"The Colorado Charter School Instittute...has a nine-member board, seven of whom are appointed by the governor, so if the governor's policy is "Gimme more of those charter schools," the board can help implement that policy." @carolburris.bsky.social
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CO: Failed Charter Accountability

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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Mike DeGuire 🏳️‍🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · Aug 14

Colorado Democratic governor describes "an impossibly dreary vision of K-12 education that hinges on a “cradle-to-career coordination system that tracks how kids are doing, longitudinally, from pre-K through high school into higher education and the workforce.”

Jennifer Berkshire @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social · Aug 1

Public education seems to be the only issue where even the GOP is bucking the Trump agenda, so seems like something Dems would want to lean into. And yet party elites have nothing for us but *data dashboards,* *workforce preparation* & *competition* Blech open.substack.com/pub/educatio...

Missing the Boat

With a few notable exceptions, Democrats keep getting education wrong

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