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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...

JeffCo voters were pro-recall but not sure where they’re headed

Jefferson County voters cared more about kicking out three conservative school board members than about who replaced them. Recent voter turnout numbers showed that more...

Littwin: Blame Julie Williams for Colorado’s education “reform” fail

It's probably not altogether fair to put the stunning defeat of so-called education "reformers" around the state on Julie Williams, but let's do it...

Dirty politics in JeffCo: Who’s exploiting a school-board member’s son?

Tuesday, the libertarian Independence Institute released a video that accused recall supporters of bullying the special-needs son of Jefferson County Board of Education member Julie...

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...

Jeffco Board of Ed recall’s on; campaigns are heating up

This article was updated August 27. The recall for three controversial Jefferson County School Board members is on. This week, Jefferson County Clerk and...

28 boxes of signatures: Conservative Jeffco Board of Education members face...

Supporters of the effort to recall three Jefferson County Board of Education members cheered Tuesday as they turned in 28 boxes of petitions to...