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Former DPS candidate Tay Anderson withholds gubernatorial endorsement pending answers to ‘tough questions’

Dec 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Tay Anderson, the 19-year-old who lost an election for a Denver Public Schools board seat last month, says in a Facebook video posted Wednesday that he hasn’t picked a gubernatorial candidate yet – because none of the Democrats running have enunciated a specific set of progressive positions Anderson says are required to get his endorsement.…
19-year-old Denver Public Schools board candidate Tay Anderson: ‘I’ll continue to fight’

Nov 8, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Soon after the first round of results had posted at about 7 p.m. Tuesday, Auontai “Tay” Anderson, a candidate for a northeast Denver school board seat, spoke to the crowd gathered to watch election night returns at a popular food incubator in Denver’s trending RINO neighborhood. Anderson, a May graduate of Manual High School –…
Fundraising for school board candidates show lopsided differences in Jeffco, DPS

Oct 18, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

JEFFERSON COUNTY In Jeffco, school board candidate fundraising appears to be a tale of the haves and have nots. Two of the three incumbents on the school district’s board of education have out-raised their opponents by margins of at least 15 to 1. The third incumbent, board chair Ron Mitchell, raised almost $33,000 through last Friday,…
Big outside money pours into Denver, Dougco school board races

Oct 17, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

The first volley of big money that will be spent on school board races in Colorado this year comes from opposing sides, but most of the money is being spent in two separate counties, Denver and Douglas. The first big sum reported comes from a group of Wall Street financiers who promote charter schools. So…
ICYMI: Forgery no-no, SAT test sure looks new, teen seeks DPS board seat and more

Apr 10, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

Here’s a look at the Colorado political news that might have breezed by right under your nose over the last week. ? A couple of Mesa County women didn’t fool anyone – at least not the people they needed to fool – when they allegedly tried to cast second ballots in last fall’s general election…
One of tomorrow’s leaders — a Denver high-schooler — wants to lead today

Apr 4, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Auontai “Tay” Anderson has made the kinds of strides at Denver’s Manual High School that typically prompt peers and elders to take notice, nod approvingly and anoint him a future leader. The 18-year-old is Manual’s student body president; he chairs the Colorado High School Democrats, and he’s command sergeant major of the Junior ROTC 5th Battalion. There goes our…

rachele espiritu

Former DPS candidate Tay Anderson withholds gubernatorial endorsement pending answers to ‘tough questions’

19-year-old Denver Public Schools board candidate Tay Anderson: ‘I’ll continue to fight’

Fundraising for school board candidates show lopsided differences in Jeffco, DPS

Big outside money pours into Denver, Dougco school board races

ICYMI: Forgery no-no, SAT test sure looks new, teen seeks DPS board seat and more

One of tomorrow’s leaders — a Denver high-schooler — wants to lead today