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Controversial DPS board member Merida blogs her secret swearing-in

By | 12.08.09 | 7:42 am

Andrea Merida made headlines November 30 for secretly finding a judge to swear her in before a Denver Public School board meeting so that she could vote on school turnaround plans.

Now she’s blogging her explanation.

New DougCo school board approves GOP-backed charter high school

By | 12.03.09 | 8:23 am

Fresh off an ugly campaign, the brand-new Douglas County School Board unanimously gave conditional approval to a proposed charter school, STEM High, Tuesday night.

The vote had garnered attention because of the cozy relationship between the charter school’s board

Charter school looks to win review from new Doug Co school board

By | 11.12.09 | 10:12 am

The Douglas County Board of Education election, it seems, still isn’t over. Early this week, Douglas County informed the Douglas County School District that it would not be able to certify the election in time to swear in the new slate of charter school-friendly, Republican-backed, “reform” candidates for the next board meeting.

Heated GOP campaign rhetoric a risk in purple Colorado

By | 11.03.09 | 4:22 pm

The heated rhetoric and no-holds-barred campaign tactics on display in the Douglas County school board race may complicate what looks to be Republican party leader Dick Wadhams‘ plan to take back the state. The Douglas County GOP supported…

Ugly Douglas County GOP campaign alienated Republicans

By | 11.03.09 | 8:20 am

Even if the Douglas County Republican Party candidates win the Douglas County School Board election today, the battle may come at the cost of wider party support.

Douglas County GOP emails and robocalls full of vague allegations about union agenda

By | 10.28.09 | 1:58 pm

What is the union agenda in the Douglas County School race? The answer depends a great deal on whether you believe the hype or look for evidence.

On Monday, Westword posted a fundraising email sent October 22 from John…

Republicans attack Republicans as Obama-style socialists in Douglas School Board Race

By | 10.16.09 | 11:25 am

The Douglas County school board elections are turning into an oddly partisan affair, one that pits Republicans against Republicans in an ugly campaign that speaks to the hyper-partisan language and tactics that are coming to define the GOP in…