van schoales
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THE PODIUM: In public education, funding matters — but so do a host of other factors
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While we appreciate a shout-out for A+ Colorado’s research and advocacy for more quality schools in Colorado in Paula Noonan’s column, “A+ Colorado slams public schools – but sidesteps issue of school finance,” she misrepresents our work and advocacy agenda. We are deeply committed to sharpening the public dialogue about how to improve public education,…
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Chalkbeat’s election post-mortem reminds us it’s all about the ground game
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Chalkbeat Colorado’s Nic Garcia offers a post-game analysis of last week’s school board elections that serves as a primer for political junkies and campaign tacticians of every stripe. Garcia dissects the highly successful efforts of teachers unions to regain ground they had lost to education reformers in three high-profile school districts – Denver’s, Aurora’s and…
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Nelson defiant as calls mount to end campaign, quit school board
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Aurora Public Schools Board member Eric Nelson politely refused on Saturday to withdraw from a Democratic primary race even as Democrats increased pressure on the candidate to “admit to himself that the charade is over.” Following a conversation with Colorado Democratic Party Chairman Rick Palacio on Friday, Nelson said he would consider a request that…
