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Polis opposes proposed charter school federal grant changes
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has publicly and loudly opposed proposed changes to federal rules that could make it harder for charter schools to get start-up grants. Polis, a Democrat who founded a charter network in Colorado in 2004, wrote a three-page letter to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona earlier this month listing several concerns. Polis’…
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Labor lining up behind Tedesco in Democratic primary for Colorado’s new congressional seat
Democratic congressional candidate Charles “Chaz” Tedesco, an Adams County commissioner and former local union president, this week added more unions to an already labor-heavy list of endorsers. Tedesco is facing three Democrats in a primary to represent Colorado’s new, highly competitive 8th Congressional District, which covers suburban Adams County and parts of Weld County, including…
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Poll says support for teachers’ unions collapses, union official contests findings
Public regard for teachers’ unions took a nosedive in a survey that shows Coloradans strongly supporting parents having more say in their children’s education. The poll, commissioned by Ready Colorado, a pro-school choice that supported a slew of contenders that ran opposite union-backed school board candidates in the last round of school board…
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8th CD candidate Chaz Tedesco wins endorsements from Andrew Romanoff, Joe Salazar
Former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, former state Rep. Joe Salazar and community leader Nita Gonzales are among a group of endorsers announced Monday by Democratic congressional candidate Charles “Chaz” Tedesco, an Adams County commissioner and former union president. Tedesco is one of three Democrats seeking the nomination in Colorado’s new battleground 8th Congressional District,…