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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

What differences between charter and district-run schools account for student growth and recovery since the pandemic?Absenteeism and modality weren't key factors in this study> Keeping an eye on this even though IN, not CO was a big focus. buff.ly/OAWzi4V

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

What's the story with ENRICH Colorado? $5.6 million in public education money routed through ERBOCES & District 49 to this organization. Pueblo's James Salazar & Quin Friberg are in decision-making roles for more than one organization in this group. #colorado #transparency #accountability #education

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

$40,114 in public education funds paid to “Higher Ground Homeschool Enrichment” in Western Colorado by Education ReEnvisioned BOCES. Where exactly is it? Who runs it? What oversight exists? Why so much money for only 24 students? #Colorado #education #transparency #accountability #erboces

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

$5.6 million in public education money routed through ERBOCES to Enrich Colorado. This isn’t one case. It’s a system. #colorado #education #publicschools #transparency #accountability

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Families in Adams 12 Five Star, Mapleton, and Adams County 14 Schools deserve to know why public education funds were routed through the Monument-based Education ReEnvisioned BOCES to Everest Point Christian Academy, a PRIVATE religious school. #TRANSPARENCY and #ACCOUNTABILITY matter.

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

$2.8 million in public education money paid through ERBOCES to Freedom Education. State records show a #GrandJunction address. Colorado taxpayers deserve #transparency and #accountability. #colorado #copolitics #education #publicschools #WesternSlope #WesternColorado

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

$40,114 in public education funds paid to Higher Ground Homeschool Enrichment through ERBOCES. Where is it? Who runs it? What oversight exists? #colorado #copolitics #education #publicschools #transparency #accountability

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

$19.4 MILLION in public education money routed through ERBOCES to Colorado Homeschool Enrichment. Lawmakers discussing ERBOCES today should ask where the money went.

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Over $265K in PUBLIC SCHOOL 💰️ sent to just to Good Counsel Cooperative by Education ReEnvisioned BOCES (ERBOCES). Where's the transparency & accountability? Are legislators and the State Board of Education going to do anything about this?

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Have you sent your emails yet? Last night we asked folks to take a few minutes to contact the CO Joint Budget Committee. They're making decisions about how and when to fix a problem that allows ONE organization to funnel public ed money without authorization or oversight. They need to hear from us!

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Lawsuit alleges the Pueblo 70 school board violated open meetings law. | Ann Schimke | Chalkbeat CO | The board’s lawyer is Brad Miller with Miller Farmer Carlson Law. Miller, Anne Ochs & ERBOCES are also the subjects of a bribery charge filed with law enforcement.

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Amid ‘public Christian school’ controversy, Pueblo 70 school board sued over open meetings violations

A lawsuit filed this week by three school board candidates who were passed over for a vacant Pueblo 70 school board seat is the third one this year related to Riverstone Academy.

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

This is a great summary of the latest cases where enterprises curated lawsuits in hopes of destroying the separation of church and state via the US Supreme Court. Pueblo, CO's Riverstone Academy (and ERBOCES) lawsuit against CDE is one of them. | Americans United

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Three new entrants in the crusade to become the nation’s first religious public school - Americans United

Christian Nationalist legal groups are scrambling to convince the Supreme Court to erode church-state separation by green-lighting religious public schools.

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

In 2010, Colorado's Joint Budget Committee (JBC) identified a problem: Contract schools. Read "They Knew. They Watched. They Did Nothing" civicground.substack.com/p/they-knew-...

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They Knew. They Watched. They Did Nothing.

The Colorado legislature identified a hole in the law in 2010. ERBOCES found it. And the Colorado Department of Education stood there and watched.

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Mike Miles is known for pushing hard for change, so he understandably can be polarizing. Pay for Performance is a strategy associated with his time at Colorado Springs' Harrison School District. The Independence Institute published this in 2015 about his PFP legacy at Harrison D2. buff.ly/KP8nbjw.

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The founder of Third Future Schools, Mike Miles, was a speaker at recent CLAS conference in CO. Currently the superintendent of Houston ISD. Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott when the state took over HISD. Now Edgewood ISD (TX) board votes 6-1 to partner with TFS amid community concerns buff.ly/tdk8dia

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Edgewood ISD board votes 6-1 to partner with Third Future Schools amid community concerns

The school board voted 6-1 to partner with Third Future Schools to help boost academic performance.

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Read 2022's "Not a Day behind Bars for A3 Charter Grifters".Eleven A3 ppl were indicted (fraud).Justin Schmitt plead guilty to taking money to conceal a crime, which was reduced during the case.Was hired in Dolores SD by ERBOCES Board Member, Lis Richard, then moved to M-CSD.

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Not a Day behind Bars for A3 Charter Grifters

By Thomas Ultican 7/12/2022 The A3 Charter School Conspirators fraudulently collected $400 million from the state of California, misappropriated more than $200 million and according to the Voice of…

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

More on Mike Miles, the founder of Third Future charter network, who spoke at a recent CLAS event in Colorado. HISD Superintendent Mike Miles declines to appear before Houston city council buff.ly/v2UE1vo

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HISD Superintendent Mike Miles declines to appear before Houston city council

Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles declines to appear before city council to discuss his controversial plan to close schools.

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Mike Miles name is popping up in Colorado because he spoke at the recent CLAS conference in Colorado. Read: How Mike Miles’ plans for HISD worked in other Texas schools buff.ly/ceOQiHQ

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How Mike Miles’ plans for HISD worked in other Texas schools

Strategies used by Houston ISD’s new superintendent have frustrated some parents but produced higher test scores in recent years.

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

You wanted a reminder, right? You still have time to SUPPORT DISABILITY RIGHTS IN COLORADO PUBLIC SCHOOLS! The CO SENATE EDUCATION Committee considers bill 125 tomorrow (Wednesday). Download our toolkit here: buff.ly/PcWuKNo #colorado #disabilityrights #ProCoforPublicEd

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Public school students and their families need YOUR help and we made it easy for you. PROTECT DISABILITY RIGHTS IN CO PUBLIC SCHOOLS! The CO SENATE EDUCATION Committee considers bill 125 tomorrow (Wednesday) Download our toolkit here: buff.ly/PcWuKNo #colorado #disabilityrights #ProCoforPublicEd

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

We made it easy for you to help PROTECT DISABILITY RIGHTS IN CO PUBLIC SCHOOLS! The CO House Education Committee considers bill 125 tomorrow (Wednesday) Download our toolkit here: buff.ly/PcWuKNo #colorado #disabilityrights #ProCoforPublicEd

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

BREAKING! Yet another problem for Riverstone Academy. At what point will Colorado say "Enough is enough" to the leaders, board members, and law firms involved from all the districts and organizations? Family to get $20,000 from authorizer of Colorado’s ‘first public Christian school’ buff.ly/iwqWZmW

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Student’s family will receive $20,000 from authorizer of Colorado’s ‘first public Christian school’

The group that authorized Riverstone Academy has agreed to pay $20,000 to settle a state complaint filed by the family of a student.

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The current fed administration GUTTED the agency that investigates and protects disability rights for public school students. You can help protect Colorado's public school students, parents and families by telling CO's House Education Committee to SUPPORT HB 123 this week! buff.ly/PcWuKNo

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I just signed up to testify in SUPPORT of HB26-1141, a bill that protects civil rights in Colorado public schools. You can share your story REMOTELY, via WRITTEN submission - OR - in person. FLEXIBLE options to make it easier for Coloradans to participate in democracy.

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Interest is increasing again in the role Minga Education has in charter schools around Colorado. See this post from Jun2 2025. Montrose Classical Academy’s Charter School Bid: Who’s Behind It and What’s at Stake? — Welcome to the Pro-Colorado Education Project buff.ly/xDzusRy

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

THIS WEEK there's a bill in play that will help PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS in our public schools. Let's tell the CO House Education Committee to VOTE YES on HB26-1141, which makes it clear that discriminatory behavior in public schools is NOT okay and adds oversight. Download the toolkit! buff.ly/Mp5Px8A

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Several communities around the state are facing off over the reported political motivations of board members and lawyers. Learn more about some conservative financing in DAVIS | The Redprint: How Advance Colorado and Anonymous Donors Shape the Political Landscape buff.ly/5uezX6B

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Watch the Montrose County School Board discussion and vote over whether to hire controversial Miller Farmer Carlson Law Firm on February 10. Spoiler: The decision was postponed. buff.ly/sIGIlco buff.ly/SPxb5cE

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Board Meeting 02.10.2026

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Reminder: Ready Colorado out of Denver donated more than $12,000 to 4 candidates elected to the Montrose County School Board - a rural district in Western CO. District has roughly 6000 students. Political non-profit backs Montrose school board candidates with campaign support

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Political non-profit backs Montrose school board candidates with campaign support

According to TRACER, the state’s campaign finance disclosure website, Ready Colorado spent over $12,200 toward campaign mailers supporting Neisha Balleck, Charlane Oswald, Dawn Shieldt and Ted…

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

A Co Springs community is fighting against hiring attorney Brad Miller. Reports say they settled with the inhouse lawyer last year for $500,000 so she'd leave, making way for the controversial Miller. See & sign their petition here: Change.org buff.ly/vOsTcke

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Change starts here

Join over 500,000,000 people creating real change in their communities.

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

The Colorado Sun's politics team sat down with some of the state lawmakers, including Gov. Jared Polis, and discussed the 2026 Legislative Session, what challenges could occur and what will happen with the budget deficit. Watch the video here: buff.ly/hXZs6J6 buff.ly/usPXnel

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2026 Colorado State Legislative Session Preview (with Gov. Jared Polis)

The Colorado Sun’s politics team were live and in-person to preview the 2026 Legislative Session with some of our state’s lawmakers. Topics included what Coloradans can expect during the session…

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Super excited to be at the legislative Town Hall up in Ft. Collins. Easy drive from Erie today!

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Emails suggest Co Springs lawyer Brad Miller was part of plan to plant a test case for religious public schools, involving public education entities Education ReEnvisioned BOCES, Pueblo School District 70, Falcon/CO District 49, Riverstone Academy, and Forging Education. buff.ly/e5TAg6O

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Christian law firm sought Colorado test case for religious public schools, emails suggest

Alliance Defending Freedom approached a Colorado lawyer about starting a school in Colorado to spark a legal test of publicly funded religious education, according to an email authored by the lawyer.

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Co Springs Attorney Brad Miller, Colorado Leaders for Academic Success (CLAS), and Elizabeth's Dan Snowberger tied to using public education resources to achieve US Supreme Court rulings. DAVIS: The Plot to Take a Local School District to the Supreme Court buff.ly/kptL52J

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DAVIS: The Plot to Take a Local School District to the Supreme Court

If you look at some of the most significant Supreme Court cases on cultural issues coming out in the last three terms, where have they come from?” the attorney quizzed...

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Judge calls for dismissing Colorado school districts’ suit on transgender athletes’ rights, often referred to as "The CHSSA lawsuit." Other reporting documented CLAS and Attorney Brad Miller's ties to the districts, boards and schools that signed on. buff.ly/p4NxF86

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Judge calls for dismissing Colorado school districts’ suit on transgender athletes’ rights

The judge said in her recommendation that the districts didn’t have standing to challenge the state’s antidiscrimination law, or to sue on behalf of all their students.

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Mick Bates was involved in the WPSD takeover from the beginning. Couldn’t handle being on the Board when voters took back control! Sad. Pathetic. Good riddance to a destructive ideologist. Conservative Woodland Park school board member resigns - Colorado Springs Gazette

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Conservative Woodland Park school board member resigns

In just over two months following the November elections that ushered in three new members to the Woodland Park RE-2 Board of Education, its longest-tenured member has stepped down. Former board…

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Pro-CO Network @pro-co-public-ed.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Published today - a fact-based update on the Riverstone Academy closure and why it matters beyond one school. This isn’t about ideology—it’s about governance, public funding, and how church–state questions are being tested through contracts and oversight structures in Colorado. buff.ly/u7XMnP4

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