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Jeffco’s conservative school board majority’s last hurrah

Last week, during the last hurrah for the current Jefferson County Board of Education, the ousted conservative majority, Julie Williams, Board ro-resident Ken Witt...

Ken Witt launches “political stunt” filing meaningless ethics complaint against himself...

Jeffco School Board President Ken Witt Thursday said he would seek an advisory opinion with the Colorado Ethics Commission over possible violations by the...

JeffCo school director uses school email for politicking

As the rhetoric heats up for the recall election of three Jefferson County Board of Education members, so too does the potential for problems. And...

With JeffCo recall looming, Americans for Prosperity organizes for “school choice”

Regardless of the outcome of the recall… That was the mantra repeated on Sunday by the politicians, school board candidates and conservative education reformers attending...

Recall-backed Jeffco school board candidates skip conservative forum

The conservative majority on Jeffco's School Board defended its record at a candidate forum Monday night, while the candidates vying to oust them played...