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17. I work with an attorney who used to be a teacher and whose wife currently teaches.

Fri Oct 3, 2014, 09:44 AM

Oct 2014

He says the JeffCo Board made a huge mistake in targeting AP History. He says that if they had made little, subtle changes to 6th grade history, nobody would have noticed. However, because they took on AP History, they took on a curriculum in which the parents of those students in that class are wealthier and more liberal and generally more savvy than the average parent. Politicat, if you want to read what the RWNJs are saying about this, please go to www.pinecam dot com and open up "Conifer High School Closed" on the first page. You can see how ugly the death throes of a dying minority can be. Again, thanks for writing this.

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Jeffco School Protests: Context and Context [View all] politicat Sep 2014 OP

More power to them and I hope they are successful! meadowlark5 Sep 2014 #1

Last year's election had a strategic flaw: Amendment 66. politicat Sep 2014 #5

I'm assuming, as happened here in Dougco, there was a lot of outside money. meadowlark5 Sep 2014 #8

Oh, yes. That AstroTurf Jeffco Students First Action was almost certainly Koch money. politicat Sep 2014 #9

I'm still trying to find out what came down onto the principals to make them bolt meadowlark5 Sep 2014 #10

Not me, I'm in Boulder Valley. That's why I don't mind talking about it. politicat Sep 2014 #11

I wish we could have moved to Boulder school district meadowlark5 Sep 2014 #13

Lville, Lfayette, Superior are not too bad on price if you don't mind older. politicat Sep 2014 #14

I'm quite proud to say that my grandson, who goes to Columbine, Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #2

Good on your grandson! politicat Sep 2014 #6

Thanks for an excellent report and background of what's happening in Jefferson County locks Sep 2014 #3

Excellent post! It deserves an award. tech3149 Sep 2014 #4

Thanks! politicat Sep 2014 #7

k and r and thank you for posting this. niyad Sep 2014 #12

Thanks for writing this great article! kaiden Oct 2014 #15

Thank - glad you found it helpful! politicat Oct 2014 #16

I work with an attorney who used to be a teacher and whose wife currently teaches. kaiden Oct 2014 #17

Thanks for the link. politicat Oct 2014 #18