The Pueblo Chieftain editorial: Thanks a lot for nothing, 3rd district school board rep Rankin
With friends like these, who needs enemies?
Apparently no one told Joyce Rankin that she is OUR representative (the 3rd Congressional District) on the Colorado State Board of Education. Because when it came time to fight for Pueblo City Schools (D60) this past week, she led the attack against us.
It all happened this past Monday when a D60 team went before the board in Denver to present its plans for three troubled schools. Then the knives came out, and the lead samurai was Rankin.
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