"Don't like the news…

“If you don’t like the news…go out and make your own.” …And so we DID! I want to thank those who gathered on the steps of the capitol Monday morning for our counter protest. WE successfully changed the conversation! Here’s how we did it: People are coming...

Statewide Coalition Planning

 In this newsletter – Look for my poverty article in this Thursday’s Denver Business Journal – Statewide Coalition -We’re getting organized – Youth Panel hosted by Voices for Public Education – Sign the petition to repeal SB191-pay...

My new book & 2 events you don't want to miss

All ten authors in this book, in their combined hundreds of years of experience in the American public school system, are convinced it is not going to work much longer.  Realistically, it is not possible to change education to “catch up” with Finland, or Hong Kong or...

Leadership Matters

August 8, 2014 In this issue: “Trends in Education” Non-partisan, Experts Panel Discussion Judy Solano for Senate – Please support Colorado’s Number One Champion for Children. As a state Representative Judy Sponsored the Preschool bill, Parent’s...

With our bare hands and spare change

  March 13, 2013 United Opt Out Denver Conference, March 28-30th, Auraria Campushttp://unitedoptout.com/united-opt-out-game-on-denver-march-28-30th/Mother’s in the fight, Peggy Robertson and Ilana Spiegel, forwarded me questions from Nic Garcia, Reporter to Chalkbeat;...

Following the Money

March 6, 2014 In this newsletter: 1) Watch the PBS debate on testing by clicking the link below 2) Following the money 3) Upcoming events and Pasi Sahlberg comes to Colorado Studio 12 Colorado Public Television, “Does Standardized tests really work.” Watch this lively...