Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsEducation Law Center @edlawcenter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Read ELC Litigation Director/Director of PFPS Jessica Levin's statement on the Treasury Department's proposed regulations for the federal voucher scheme. pfps.org/statement-fr... 033
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsEducation Law Center @edlawcenter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Join PFPS Director Jessica Levin and ELC Staff Attorney Patrick Cremin tomorrow, Oct. 2, at 12 pm ET for a timely discussion of the federal voucher program regulations and what steps public education advocates can take next. Share widely and register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 033
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsAdvocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The new federal school voucher program (EFTC) shifts education dollars to billionaire-funded SGO's. It expands pathways to private and religious schools. This scam is another step toward privatizing education rather than strengthening public schools. docs.google.com/presentation... 023
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The Heritage Foundation is infamous for organizing Project 2025. As I was investigating Heritage, I found that it promotes a network of Christian nationalist schools to parents. That network was founded by Doug Wilson, who is well-known for his extreme views. Read my investigative report here:civildefenseinstitute.orgHow the Heritage Foundation Promotes Christian Nationalist Schooling — Civil DefenseTracing Heritage and Kevin Roberts’s ties to a growing network of classical Christian schools—and the policies steering public money their way. 411000555
Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 17/09/2026www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/09/17/d...coloradopolitics.comDenver board faces ongoing governance and civility issues | Paula NoonanIt’s mostly impossible to herd cats. So imagine how hard it is to herd a pride of snarling lions. That’s the task of Xóchitl Gaytán, president of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education. She was ... 100
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsMike DeGuire 🏳️🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The TECH BILLIONAIRES have been DESTROYING PUBLIC EDUCATION for over a decade! NO gains in learning and RESEARCH shows more HARM in brain development. WHY? for PROFIT and CONTROL! BILLIONS could have gone to teachers and lower class size. @maddow.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/b...nytimes.comHow Big Tech Captured American Schools (Gift Article)Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain. 043
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsAdvocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Guess which photo below shows the Colorado school district labeled “distinction” by CDE! paulanoonan.substack.com/p/public-edu... "Public Education hasn’t moved forward in a decade! 2026 Colorado test scores tell a story that won’t end until we acknowledge the story won’t end" 022
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsAdvocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Costly state standardized testing does NOT give "a definitive verdict on a school’s overall success or a child’s ability to finish a book, or ...capture how students statewide are performing in reading, math and other core subjects." coloradosun.com/2026/08/23/c...coloradosun.comStandardized test results make Colorado schools look bad. There’s more to the story.Plenty of longtime educators and experts are skeptical about whether the tests are useful or even accurate 011
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsNetwork for Public Education @network4pubed.bsky.social · 29/07/20266 Reasons to Reject Federal Vouchers www.nea.org/resource...nea.org6 Reasons to Reject Federal Vouchers | NEAState governors have the power to reject the first national voucher program and prevent a tidal wave of funding to unaccountable private schools. 076
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsNetwork for Public Education @network4pubed.bsky.social · 28/07/2026@carolburris.bsky.social in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social ‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families progressive.org/publ...progressive.org‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All FamiliesVoucher and charter school programs are taking funds that could make our public schools stronger. 0109
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsNetwork for Public Education @network4pubed.bsky.social · 16/07/2026OPINION: Charter schools are the Trojan horse of school privatization thenevadaindependent...thenevadaindependent.comOPINION: Charter schools are the Trojan horse of school privatization - The Nevada IndependentOPINION: Charter schools are the Trojan horse of school privatization. Read more at The Nevada Independent. 053
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsAdvocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 17/07/2026"In a 2024 survey of third-to-eighth-grade teachers, more than 80 percent said that their students’ reading stamina had declined since 2019." This is a MUST READ! @network4pubed.bsky.social @publicedpartners.bsky.social @ilfps.bsky.social @publiced412.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe End of Reading Is HereOptimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history. 022
Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 29/06/2026"Weiser also opposed Amendment 80, which would have opened the door to vouchers....Senator Bennet has a long record of support for the charter school industry, and his tenure as Denver Public Schools superintendent..left a legacy of tension." npeaction.org/npe-action-e...npeaction.orgNPE Action Endorses Phil Weiser for the Democratic Primary Candidate for GovernorNPE Action endorses Sue Woltanski for Monroe County School Board, District 5 142
Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 28/06/2026"The most shocking outcome may be the possible failure of Sen. Michael Bennet’s campaign for governor... While polling gave Bennet a massive 31-point lead over Attorney General Phil Weiser last summer...Weiser...has a 9-point lead." www.huffpost.com/entry/colora...huffpost.comThe Democratic Insurgency Is Sweeping Through ColoradoProgressive candidates appear to have an edge in Colorado’s Democratic primaries next week. 042
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsMike DeGuire 🏳️🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · 28/06/2026"Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire who supports charter schools, has contributed more than $3 million to a pro-Bennet super PAC." His money LOST vs Mamdani in New York. coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/10/r... Weiser leads in recent polls. coloradosun.com/2026/06/25/p... www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/u...nytimes.comColorado’s Primary for Governor Pivots to Trump and Who Will Fight Him 042
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsMike DeGuire 🏳️🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · 27/06/2026UPDATE: June 27, 4:00 p.m. Kalshi betting site for Colorado Democratic Governor nominee- Phil Weiser69% Michael Bennet32% Ken Salazar0.1% kalshi.com/markets/kxgo...kalshi.com 033
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsAdvocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Jane Fonda in Brighton sounding the alarm over data centers-"Find out where the candidate gets their money from." Bennet's billionaire backers-Tench Coxe and Steve Mandel-are funding data center expansion. www.aol.com/news/actress... jacobin.com/2026/04/demo... coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/01/b... 075
Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 26/06/20261/6 Curious about Bennet's legacy as Supt. in DPS? On June 9, a veteran DPS teacher/parent posted an op-ed on ODOS facebook site on June 9. It evoked memories for many Denver residents-educators, parents, students alike. Her op-ed has been shared over 400 times. coloradosun.com/2025/07/21/m... 120
Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Ken Ohmstede is the chair of the Colorado Democratic Party in Senate District 26, Arapahoe Party. Billionaire money should not be deciding the election for Governor. Bloomberg is only ONE of at least NINE billionaires who are trying to buy the election. coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/01/b... 033
Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 21/06/2026UPDATE: Michael Bennet's Super PAC now has over $10 million, mostly from finance equity investors and the ultra-wealthy millionaires and billionaires. @kylec.bsky.social @coloradonewsline.com @philinvestigates.com coloradosun.com/2026/06/16/m... coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/01/b...coloradonewsline.comHow billionaire money could influence Colorado’s Democratic primary election for governor | Colorado NewslineMoney is becoming a big factor in Democratic campaign for Colorado governor, primarily due to one group of funders: billionaires. 010
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsCarolCorbettBurris @carolburris.bsky.social · 19/06/2026McKee built his career as a charter supporter. Now he sees what their expansion is doing to RI public schools. Thanks for your courage, governor, & kudos to the RI legislature. @rweingarten.bsky.social @neapresident.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social 0107
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsCitizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 19/06/2026"But if keeping kids indoors is what he means by a norm of our car system, then he expects Americans will develop burdensome and unhealthy coping mechanisms and a willingness to absorb pain on behalf of the perceived and real benefits of AI. He’s ready for Americans to eat AI’s numerous high costs."nobody-wants-this.ghost.ioWe Reshaped the Landscape for Cars, Not People. Will We Do the Same for AI?On a gobsmacking interview with Nvidia's CEO 13824
Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Billionaires Tench and Simone Coxe donated $100K to Michael Bennet's campaign for Colorado's Governor. Tench Coxe serves on Nvidia's board. www.influencewatch.org/person/tench... "Nvidia is heavily invested in data center expansion." Bennet wants more Ai in schools. jacobin.com/2026/04/demo...jacobin.comThe “Moderate” Think Tank Pushing Dems to Loosen AI RulesAscendant DC think tank Searchlight Institute, pushing Democrats to the center, has ties to megadonor Simone Coxe, whose Nvidia-linked money could boost AI-backed efforts to defend data center build-o... 032
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsLynne Popkowski @pop-lynne.bsky.social · 18/06/2026@mcolorado.bsky.social @a4pep.bsky.social @cocharterwatch.bsky.social @odoschools.bsky.social 053
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsLynne Popkowski @pop-lynne.bsky.social · 16/06/2026And Bennet claims to not know why pro-charter schools Bloomberg gave his campaign $4.6 mil. His pacs have dark money pro-charter school/voucher proponents. @mcolorado.bsky.social @a4pep.bsky.social @cocharterwatch.bsky.social @odoschools.bsky.social #copolitics 083
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsLynne Popkowski @pop-lynne.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Please read this from someone who was at DPS when #MichaelBennet was there. The devil is in the details and they're ugly. @a4pep.bsky.social @cocharterwatch.bsky.social @mcolorado.bsky.socialfacebook.com 066
Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 12/06/2026educationwars.substack.com/p/the-big-te...educationwars.substack.comThe Big Tech BacklashThoughts on what's driving a potent grassroots revolt 011
Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 10/06/2026"Pro-Bennet group Rocky Mountain Way dominates Democratic ad spending with over $8 million raised." coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/10/r...coloradonewsline.comRecord-breaking fundraising, billionaire-backed super PACs shape Colorado governor's race | Colorado NewslineThe Democratic primary is a more evenly matched contest than the party's last competitive gubernatorial race in 2018. 022
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsPhil Weiser @philweiser.bsky.social · 08/06/2026OUR CLOSING MESSAGE--the billionaires backing Michael Bennet and funding attacks against me have an agenda for him. As Attorney General, I have taken on irresponsible companies and the Trump Administration--and am winning. As Governor, my only agenda will be to fight for you. 810938
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsLynne Popkowski @pop-lynne.bsky.social · 09/06/2026#philforgovernor 052
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsAdvocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 09/06/2026www.a4pep.org/post/electio...a4pep.orgElection Day in Colorado is June 30! Don't Just Vote—Take Note 032
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsMike DeGuire 🏳️🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · 03/06/2026UPDATE: As of June 1, Bennet's super PAC has received over $8 million and more ultra-rich investors donated. coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/01/b...coloradonewsline.comHow billionaire money could influence Colorado’s Democratic primary election for governor | Colorado NewslineMoney is becoming a big factor in Democratic campaign for Colorado governor, primarily due to one group of funders: billionaires. 054
Our Denver Our Schools @odoschools.bsky.social · 01/06/2026coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/01/b... @carolburris.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @publicedpartners.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @publiced412.bsky.social @osodtexas.bsky.social @kylec.bsky.social @copublicedwatch.bsky.social @workingfamiliesco.bsky.social @cocharterwatch.bsky.socialcoloradonewsline.comHow billionaire money could influence Colorado’s Democratic primary election for governor | Colorado NewslineMoney is becoming a big factor in Democratic campaign for Colorado governor, primarily due to one group of funders: billionaires. 034
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsMike DeGuire 🏳️🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Two of Bennet's bilionaire donors, Tench Coxe and Steve Mandel, are funding a new group, Majority Democrats, and a new think tank, Searchlight Institute, to slow down Ai regulation. Bennet is in the group along with Denver's Mike Johnston. jacobin.com/2026/04/demo... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majorit...jacobin.comThe “Moderate” Think Tank Pushing Dems to Loosen AI RulesAscendant DC think tank Searchlight Institute, pushing Democrats to the center, has ties to megadonor Simone Coxe, whose Nvidia-linked money could boost AI-backed efforts to defend data center build-o... 065
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsAdvocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 26/05/2026dianeravitch.net/2026/05/26/c...dianeravitch.netColorado Parents and Educators Want an End to High-stakes TestingA group of activists in Colorado speaks out against standardized tests. Angela Engels’ article was printed in the Colorado Times Recorder. A Message from Judy Solano, Chair, A4PEP (Advoc… 032
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsNancy E. Bailey @nancyebailey.bsky.social · 27/05/2026NCLB never went away! It still affects how students learn, and also how the Democratic Party is viewed. #EduSky nancyebailey.com/2026/05/27/t...nancyebailey.comThe New York Times Mistaken Ideas About NCLB! - Nancy Bailey's Education WebsiteRecent reports lamenting poor test scores seem to suggest returning to the good old days of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The New York Times recently led the way, reporting, Why U.S. Test Scores Are in... 0127
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsAdvocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 24/05/2026“Human connection is at the heart of learning..Classrooms should be places where students and teachers build knowledge together through experience and dialogue,” particularly around “difficult, open-ended questions.” jacobin.com/2026/05/educ...jacobin.comThe EdTech Backlash Is Here, and It's Just Getting StartedTech vendors promised personalized, frictionless learning. What American schools got instead was mind-numbing, data-hungry junk software that devalues teachers and shortchanges students. A growing mov... 032
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsCarolCorbettBurris @carolburris.bsky.social · 22/05/2026this is what we need! @rweingarten.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @a4pep.bsky.social @network4pubed.bsky.social @neatoday.bsky.social youtu.be/BmLTj38muvc?...youtu.beLawmakers and Advocates Join NYSUT to Demand Charter School AccountabilityYouTube video by NYSUT 078
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsLynne Popkowski @pop-lynne.bsky.social · 22/05/2026@a4pep.bsky.social @cocharterwatch.bsky.social @odoschools.bsky.social 042
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsLynne Popkowski @pop-lynne.bsky.social · 19/05/2026"Michael Bennet states that he can handle Colorado’s budgeting process because he did budgets while serving as superintendent of Denver Public Schools. He did, but Denver ended up in a deep financial hole because of his management." #philforgovernor www.durangoherald.com/articles/wei...durangoherald.comOpinion | Weiser for governor, Bennet for senateMichael Bennet states that he can handle Colorado’s budgeting process because he did budgets while serving as superintendent of Denver Public Schools. He did, but Denver ended up in a deep financial h... 183
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsAdvocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 15/05/2026coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/05/test... @dianeravitch.bsky.social @publicedpartners.bsky.social @pfpsorg.bsky.social @npeaction.bsky.social @derekwblack.bsky.social @lsweeneymiran.bsky.social @coloradotimesrecorder.com @coloradoea.bsky.social @cocharterwatch.bsky.social @greatedco.bsky.socialcoloradotimesrecorder.comTest-Based Accountability Is Failing Colorado’s ChildrenAs the Colorado General Assembly wraps up the 2026 session, lawmakers once again failed to confront one of the most costly and disruptive features of public education: high-stakes standardized testing... 044
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsMike DeGuire 🏳️🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦 @mcolorado.bsky.social · 15/05/2026www.the74million.org/article/scho... @pfpsorg.bsky.social @publiced412.bsky.social @njpec.bsky.social @npeaction.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @njpec.bsky.social @network4pubed.bsky.social @derekwblack.bsky.socialthe74million.orgSchool Vouchers Fail the Civil Rights Test. The Federal Program Is No ExceptionAdvocates’ View: Public dollars should expand civil rights, not shrink them. Public education is the backbone of equal opportunity. 024
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsAdvocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Who is behind the Propaganda to influence voters in Colorado? www.whoisadvancecolorado.org @coloradonewsline.com @coloradotimesrecorder.com @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @edlawcenter.bsky.social @propublica.org @pfpsorg.bsky.social @network4pubed.bsky.social 032
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsPeter Greene @palan57.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Cashing in on Federal Vouchers open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...open.substack.comCashing in on Federal VouchersThe federal voucher program birthed by the Big Beautiful Boondoggle Bill aims to spread a lot of money around, and folks are already getting ready to hoover up a share of the taxpayer-funded largesse. 032
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsColorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 09/05/2026@colorado.gov is delusional when it comes to this Trump tax credit. The governor's wealthy friends will benefit; Colorado's public schools will suffer. #COpol #COlegchalkbeat.orgGov. Jared Polis addresses discrimination concerns about Colorado’s use of education tax creditPolis also talked to attendees about his decision to opt Colorado into the program during an Invest in Education event. 185
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsAdvocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 09/05/2026curmudgucation.substack.com/p/co-polis-s... @npeaction.bsky.social @nepc.bsky.social @edlawcenter.bsky.social @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social @neatoday.bsky.social @coloradotimesrecorder.com @coloradonewsline.com @pfpsorg.bsky.social @publiced412.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.socialcurmudgucation.substack.comCO: Polis Says Legal Discrimination Is Okee DokeeWhat does it take to a nominally Democratic, openly gay governor to vote for taxpayer-funded discrimination? 043
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsLynne Popkowski @pop-lynne.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Bloomberg donates $2.5 mil to @bennet.senate.gov gubernatorial campaign. The return for his investment? Charter schools/vouchers. Same as dark $ from Better Future for Colorado PAC Don't let them buy this seat 4 Bennet. @a4pep.bsky.social @cocharterwatch.bsky.social coloradosun.com/2026/05/05/m...coloradosun.comFormer New York mayor’s support of Michael Bennet’s bid to become Colorado’s next governor reaches $2.5MMichael Bloomberg has given $2.5M to Rocky Mountain Way, the state-level super PAC supporting the US senator’s gubernatorial campaign 2107
Reposted by Our Denver Our SchoolsAdvocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Colorado may pass a new education bill. How will a new task force define opportunity gaps? Are state testing metrics a fair way to judge the overall quality of a student's schooling experiences? Should new schools be approved in "low-performing" districts? coloradonewsline.com/2026/04/29/c...coloradonewsline.comHow a Colorado bill to study 'opportunity gaps' might impact public education | Colorado NewslineColorado Senate President James Coleman is once again promoting changes in the state’s public education system. To what end? 022