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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKochs Spend a Ton on Local School Board Race: Got their Neo-Nazi Butts Kicked
http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/11/16/kochs-spend-a-ton-on-local-school-board-race-got-their-neo-nazi-butts-kicke/In Jefferson County, Colorado, a major victory has been won against the Koch Brothers, Americans for Prosperity, and the privatization of education.
Grassroots organizations in Jefferson County recently came together in order to oppose a school board decision which was heavily influenced by a flood of money from Americans for Prosperity.
The school board had previously voted to impose a new history curriculum, new restrictions on teachers job security, and more privately-operated charter schools. An outpouring of protest from students, teachers, parents, and community members demanded an election, resulting in a major recall of board members in favor of more progressive-minded candidates....
The issue of growing Charter school influence is one that is being dealt with across the nation as many cities voted to oppose the influx of privately owned charter schools in Indianapolis, Jersey City, St. Paul, and others. The victory in Jefferson County is a sign of things to come as the American public shifts away from trusting gigantic corporations and instead focuses on honest grassroots movements.
Grassroots organizations in Jefferson County recently came together in order to oppose a school board decision which was heavily influenced by a flood of money from Americans for Prosperity.
The school board had previously voted to impose a new history curriculum, new restrictions on teachers job security, and more privately-operated charter schools. An outpouring of protest from students, teachers, parents, and community members demanded an election, resulting in a major recall of board members in favor of more progressive-minded candidates....
The issue of growing Charter school influence is one that is being dealt with across the nation as many cities voted to oppose the influx of privately owned charter schools in Indianapolis, Jersey City, St. Paul, and others. The victory in Jefferson County is a sign of things to come as the American public shifts away from trusting gigantic corporations and instead focuses on honest grassroots movements.
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Kochs Spend a Ton on Local School Board Race: Got their Neo-Nazi Butts Kicked (Original Post)
KamaAina
Nov 2015
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randys1
(16,286 posts)1. I think this was posted the other day, but it is a very important issue.
We have to be reminded to pay attention to local issues like this.
dembotoz
(16,832 posts)2. they are doing quite well in wisconsin
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)3. In L.A. other billionaires are trying to establish 260 charter schools
to which half the giant district's children would be directed, increasing inequality in education and bypassing laws.
randys1
(16,286 posts)4. Horrible. Makes me want to give up. But i wont
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)6. Right. Pro public school people won by a very large margin in Colorado,
even though tremendously outspent. Hope the Kochs were at least a little deflated, even if briefly.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)5. privatized public schools..
what could possibly go wrong
Good on ya Jeff County!
Archae
(46,345 posts)7. The Kochs are not "neo-nazis."
Greedy, deceptive, and manipulative, but not "neo-nazis."