Something I wrote.
I Never Thought I’d Become a Public School Activist. Then Extremists Took Over the School Board.
— Read on pv4ps.org/i-never-thought-id-become-a-public-school-activist-then-extremists-took-over-the-school-board/
Category Archives: Media
House committee approves bill to add school and special districts to ethics commission oversight | Subscriber Content | gazette.com
A bill is advancing at the state level that would put school boards under the oversight of the state ethics commission! This is exciting news for, I think, both sides in our town, as both sides have accused board members of unethical behavior yet had no recourse as complaints have gone unanswered. It’ll be interesting to see if this succeeds in becoming a law.
House committee approves bill to add school and special districts to ethics commission oversight | Subscriber Content | gazette.com
— Read on gazette.com/colorado_politics/house-committee-approves-bill-to-add-school-and-special-districts-to-ethics-commission-oversight/article_661613be-78ed-505d-b5dd-16d743f59946.amp.html
Community first? | Guest column | Pikes Peak Courier | gazette.com
I generally affirm the need for local control in our schools; life-giving community is vital for shaping our children and ourselves. I believe all local issues should be seen through
— Read on https://gazette.com/pikespeakcourier/community-first-guest-column/article_01fd41fc-a28b-11ed-84eb-dfe1dd4bfef5.html
School Board Protests Continue to Rock District | The Mountain Jackpot News
School Board Protests Continue to Rock District | The Mountain Jackpot News
— Read on www.mountainjackpot.com/2023/02/02/school-board-protests-continue-to-rock-district/
Ta-Nehisi Coates on MSNBC
Chris Hayes on MSNBC discussed anti-CRT policies and the backlash across the country from the right. Mr. Coates is the author of “Between the World and Me”, then book recently banned from Woodland Park classrooms.
Here’s the interview with the author that followed the above clip:
Banning books is for bullies | Writers on the Range | Pikes Peak Courier | gazette.com
Some people have become so alarmed by what children might read in school or in libraries that they want books they don’t like removed — immediately. The targeted books include
— Read on https://gazette.com/pikespeakcourier/banning-books-is-for-bullies-writers-on-the-range/article_34d7c554-9db6-11ed-8d25-cb9a566cc720.html?fbclid=IwAR1zfhKHPusA50ruYBTm4jgfwO0QxtrtVjU3EXiPdKtF-v-w0hJI0xDYces
A Woodland Park educator stood up for her students — and lost her job | Colorado Public Radio
Teachers in this small district northwest of Colorado Springs, like teachers across the country, are scared and uncertain about what they can and can’t say in school.
— Read on www.cpr.org/2023/02/01/woodland-park-teacher/
Woodland Park School District RE-2 pulls course material after critical race theory complaint | Pikes Peak Courier | gazette.com
Woodland Park School District RE-2 is pulling material from a high school course following a complaint that it teaches critical race theory concepts.
— Read on https://gazette.com/pikespeakcourier/woodland-park-school-district-re-2-pulls-course-material-after-critical-race-theory-complaint/article_a5aadc5c-a195-11ed-bbfc-17926d9f7a45.html?fbclid=IwAR1TRN_LRoVN6nxrCd0M7luG58mCrpGbJppxJBI_SP5Ou56gvISUgqkv1Xw
KRDO on Wednesday’s meeting
Video here:
January 25, 2023 board meeting
This board meeting was more of the boards usual shitshow. You can read KRDO’s coverage here, or watch it for yourself at the link below.
The budget discussion seemed to have some good news about revenue, but we’ll need to dive into that more later.
The board approved Witt’s proposed policy changes that would allow the district to bring on new charter schools at any time of year, instead of following the state schedule around fall applications. They skipped the (legally required?) second reading of the policy and just jumped to the vote, eager to get on to interviews for the board seat vacancy!
Out of the list of applicants, the board selected three candidates and interviewed them one at a time in this meeting. Each was asked the same questions. The candidate they chose, Mick Bates, had some polarizing answers to the questions. Watch it for yourself below (he’s the second candidate to be interviewed). And stay tuned here as we explore his words and background further.