meghann silverthorn

  • DougCo school board likely to move quickly on voucher repeal

    DougCo school board likely to move quickly on voucher repeal

    The clock is ticking for a decision by the Douglas County School District Board of Education on its controversial voucher program. The election earlier this month of four anti-voucher candidates reshaped the board from 4-3 in favor of vouchers to 7-0 against, means that the voucher program is all but certain to be trash-canned –…


  • NOONAN: Market-based pay, reform agenda repudiated in DougCo school board race

    NOONAN: Market-based pay, reform agenda repudiated in DougCo school board race

    Looks like Grace Davis got the last word in Douglas County over the school board election.  The conservative, pro-voucher board turned over.  Board candidates who support local school funding for public schools won the day. Davis is the student at Ponderosa High School who in 2016 sat through a nasty lecture from Meghann Silverthorn, school…


  • A new slate — and a new day? — for education reformers in Douglas County

    A whole new cast of candidates aims to take the baton from the current crop of reformers leading Douglas County schools. They’re calling their four-person slate Elevate Douglas County, and a lot is riding on whether they can carry the day in the upcoming school board election this fall – and restart momentum for change.…


  • The Hot Sheet, February 17, 2016

    The Hot Sheet, February 17, 2016

    By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Wednesday, February 17, 2016 DENVER – Happy Wednesday, and good luck to you for the rest of your week. We are a mere three days away from the Nevada Caucuses, when we will be given a taste of how these presidential candidates perform in a Western state. We…


  • The Hot Sheet, February 10, 2016

    The Hot Sheet, February 10, 2016

    By TCS Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Jared Wright@_JaredWright_ Wednesday, February 10, 2016 DENVER – Good morning, happy Wednesday, and here’s to a good start to the rest of your week … Your post-N.H. presidential recap and analysis: As the polling from the last several days predicted, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders walked away from the Granite State last night with respective wins, Trump commanding 35.1%…


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