By Nancy Blain District 51 teachers started to show up on Tuesday, May 20th, as early as 4:00pm outside the Harry Butler Board Room at R-5 High School where public school board meetings are traditionally held. The meeting didn’t start until 5:00, but folks in red t-shirts with MVEA logos got there ahead of time … Continue reading Public Denied Access to D51 School Board Meeting
Haitz’ Hate: On CHSSA, Curriculum, and Local Control
Haitz says she stands for local control, while taking marching orders from a shadowy cabal of far-right front-range education activists led by Brad Miller, and pushing D51 to adhere to federal edicts, the very opposite of local control. She is mirroring Trump’s playbook of destroying the Department of Education under the guise of returning education to the states while at the same time trying to dictate how schools should operate and what they should and should not teach. Haitz and the cabal of the far-right school board members Colorado are a threat to education and marginalized students across the state. They will continue to use their position and networks to undermine Colorado’s laws and protections for students while eroding our educational standards.
Hey CMU, What is Going On?
Statement by the student group Red Workers' Horizon For weeks, students have known about Jared Taylor's approaching speech on campus. Since then, students have felt disgust, anger, and fear. This upcoming event would be less horrific if it were not fellow students who planned it. However, each member of the so-called "Mavily" knows which students … Continue reading Hey CMU, What is Going On?
Colorado Teachers Unions Under Threat
While CSEA is the first major union to fall in recent history, other districts are testing the waters. The Woodland Park School District recently settled with the teachers union after they had violated teachers First Amendment rights. It is illegal to require approval of bosses before being allowed to discuss working conditions with the press or on social media. Without the union, it would have been harder to pursue holding the district accountable for breaking labor law. While this was a win, the union, and teachers are still under threat.
Most Censored News of 2023-2024
Project Censored released its list of the most censored stories of 2023-2024 on December 3. Started in 1976 by Professor Carl Jensen at Sonoma State University, the project now includes faculty and students from around North America. The Top 25 Stories of 2023-24 have been selected from several hundred candidate stories submitted by 206 student researchers from nine US college and university campuses.
MVEA Strikes out
By Richard ‘Snowball’ Evans As a sports enthusiast, I've endured my fair share of blowout losses, especially as a Rockies fan. Yet, nothing prepared me for the crushing defeat witnessed in the recent union negotiations between the Mesa Valley Education Association and District 51. MVEA supporters in red packed the negotiations with District 51. To … Continue reading MVEA Strikes out
Solidarity for D51 Teachers
Mesa County, teachers need your help. Please wear red and be a body in the room this Friday night or Saturday afternoon, 5/17 or 5/18. You don't have to understand what's going on, you don't even have to pay attention. Bring knitting, bring a book, eat the snacks provided at the back of the room! … Continue reading Solidarity for D51 Teachers
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