Mike DeGuire 🏳️🌈 📚🇺🇸🍎🇺🇦
@mcolorado.bsky.social
Public Education Advocate, Executive Coach, Realtor, Proud Dad/Grandad, former Principal/Teacher, Vice-chair, A4PEP https://www.a4pep.org/ to protect public schools. Articles https://medium.com/@jfiske80, https://coloradonewsline.com/author/mikedeguire
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"By turning childhood into a thing that can be measured, adults have managed to impose their greatest fears of failure onto the youngest among us."
“We’re not aligning the developmental needs of kids with the policies and practices..in schools."
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“We’re not aligning the developmental needs of kids with the policies and practices..in schools."
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America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"By turning childhood into a thing that can be measured, adults have managed to impose their greatest fears of failure onto the youngest among us."
“We’re not aligning the developmental needs of kids with the policies and practices..in schools."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/m...
“We’re not aligning the developmental needs of kids with the policies and practices..in schools."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/m...
Billionaries now run the country!
"More than 80 percent of the federal campaign spending by the 100 wealthiest Americans in 2024 went to Republicans."
Tech barons see Republicans more aligned with libertarian ideals and their companies’ economic interests.
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"More than 80 percent of the federal campaign spending by the 100 wealthiest Americans in 2024 went to Republicans."
Tech barons see Republicans more aligned with libertarian ideals and their companies’ economic interests.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
How billionaires took over American politics
The current concentration of wealth is unlike anything in history. So is billionaires’ involvement in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Billionaries now run the country!
"More than 80 percent of the federal campaign spending by the 100 wealthiest Americans in 2024 went to Republicans."
Tech barons see Republicans more aligned with libertarian ideals and their companies’ economic interests.
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"More than 80 percent of the federal campaign spending by the 100 wealthiest Americans in 2024 went to Republicans."
Tech barons see Republicans more aligned with libertarian ideals and their companies’ economic interests.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Read the research about the grift and hoax behind the ubiquitous so called "science" of reading-a corporate-led education "reform," costing school districts millions of dollars. @npeaction.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social
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University of Chicago Press Journals: Cookie absent
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November 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Read the research about the grift and hoax behind the ubiquitous so called "science" of reading-a corporate-led education "reform," costing school districts millions of dollars. @npeaction.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social
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Corporate Reformers Take Charge of National Governors Association, Undermine Public Schools dianeravitch.net/2025/11/12/c... via @dianeravitch
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Corporate Reformers Take Charge of National Governors Association, Undermine Public Schools dianeravitch.net/2025/11/12/c... via @dianeravitch
“Dark money, particularly the kind linked to billionaires, is a growing turn off for voters, and at a time when the Trump Administration is gunning for public schools, including those in Denver, the sales pitch for education reform is falling flat.”
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Education Helped Power the Blue Wave
10 surprising election takeaways
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“Dark money, particularly the kind linked to billionaires, is a growing turn off for voters, and at a time when the Trump Administration is gunning for public schools, including those in Denver, the sales pitch for education reform is falling flat.”
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NAACP says NO to the "enactment of policies that have undermined public education while simultaneously promoting private and charter school alternatives." @npeaction.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @coloradonewsline.com
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The Harmful Effects of School Choice Initiatives on Public Education and the Disproportionately Harmful Effects on Students of Color
NAACP hereby strongly restates its opposition to school choice initiatives in light of the potential dismantling of the U. S. Department of Education.
naacp.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
NAACP says NO to the "enactment of policies that have undermined public education while simultaneously promoting private and charter school alternatives." @npeaction.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @coloradonewsline.com
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In Colorado note the BILLIONAIRE anti-Mamandi funder EDUCATION ties: *Bloomberg gave $500,000 to Sen. Michael Bennet *Reed Hastings-his nonprofit funded the losing pro-charter school slate * Alice Walton-funds charter schools. @deepnotshallow.bsky.social
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These Billionaires Won—And Lost Big Time—On Election Night
More than 26 billionaires gave to campaigns to defeat New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
www.forbes.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 AM
In Colorado note the BILLIONAIRE anti-Mamandi funder EDUCATION ties: *Bloomberg gave $500,000 to Sen. Michael Bennet *Reed Hastings-his nonprofit funded the losing pro-charter school slate * Alice Walton-funds charter schools. @deepnotshallow.bsky.social
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We covered several of the state’s hotly contested school districts this year. Here's our pre-election coverage and a look at where the vote totals stand this morning.
School Board Roundup: Who Won, Who Lost, and Where it's Too Close to Call
This year, the Colorado Times Recorder team covered the happenings in a handful of Colorado's contested school districts. Since 2021, when the “parents’ rights” movement erupted in school districts ar...
coloradotimesrecorder.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We covered several of the state’s hotly contested school districts this year. Here's our pre-election coverage and a look at where the vote totals stand this morning.
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Early, unofficial Colorado election results Tuesday night showed progressive, union-backed and Democratic-affiliated candidates leading in many of the highest-profile races at the local level.
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
Colorado progressives ahead in key local races | Colorado Newsline
More than 1.2 million ballots had been cast statewide in Tuesday's election, according to data from the secretary of state's office.
coloradonewsline.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Early, unofficial Colorado election results Tuesday night showed progressive, union-backed and Democratic-affiliated candidates leading in many of the highest-profile races at the local level.
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
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Denver can elect school board members who "champion the public-good vision...or they can double down on a model driven by competition, choice, and private market logic." @copublicedwatch.bsky.social @coloradonewsline.com @jennybrundincpr.bsky.social
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Denver Must Choose a Public-Good Vision for All Schools
When education is treated like a private commodity, we all lose.
By Dr. Mike DeGuire
medium.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Denver can elect school board members who "champion the public-good vision...or they can double down on a model driven by competition, choice, and private market logic." @copublicedwatch.bsky.social @coloradonewsline.com @jennybrundincpr.bsky.social
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"Will Denver voters again follow Johnston’s lead and elect school board candidates funded by billionaire-backed reform networks?
Or will they push back against the privatization agenda shaping Denver’s public schools for over two decades?"
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/10/denv...
Or will they push back against the privatization agenda shaping Denver’s public schools for over two decades?"
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/10/denv...
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston Endorses Billionaire-Backed School Board Candidates
Denver’s mayor Mike Johnston is once again getting involved in the Denver Public Schools (DPS) school board election. Over the weekend, he endorsed Timiya Jackson, Alex Magaña, Mariana del Hierro,...
coloradotimesrecorder.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"Will Denver voters again follow Johnston’s lead and elect school board candidates funded by billionaire-backed reform networks?
Or will they push back against the privatization agenda shaping Denver’s public schools for over two decades?"
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/10/denv...
Or will they push back against the privatization agenda shaping Denver’s public schools for over two decades?"
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/10/denv...
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LATEST on the Denver school board race!
"If elected, these candidates and their fellow travelers will fire the superintendent, defend charter schools over any other priorities, and bring on the chaos. These candidates will be a cabal not a board."
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"If elected, these candidates and their fellow travelers will fire the superintendent, defend charter schools over any other priorities, and bring on the chaos. These candidates will be a cabal not a board."
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A cabal of candidates in the Denver school board election | NOONAN
A gaggle of geese, a murder of crows, a conspiracy of lemurs — these are the collective nouns that describe these collections of animals. In the Denver Public Schools’ board election, Denver Families ...
www.coloradopolitics.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:23 AM
LATEST on the Denver school board race!
"If elected, these candidates and their fellow travelers will fire the superintendent, defend charter schools over any other priorities, and bring on the chaos. These candidates will be a cabal not a board."
www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/10/30/a...
"If elected, these candidates and their fellow travelers will fire the superintendent, defend charter schools over any other priorities, and bring on the chaos. These candidates will be a cabal not a board."
www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/10/30/a...
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"Johnston’s record and his alliances make one thing clear: his vision for DPS reflects a market-driven model of education, not the democratic, community-based system that public school advocates continue to fight for every day." @lisafordenver.bsky.social
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston Endorses Billionaire-Backed School Board Candidates
Denver’s mayor Mike Johnston is once again getting involved in the Denver Public Schools (DPS) school board election. Over the weekend, he endorsed Timiya Jackson, Alex Magaña, Mariana del Hierro,...
coloradotimesrecorder.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"Johnston’s record and his alliances make one thing clear: his vision for DPS reflects a market-driven model of education, not the democratic, community-based system that public school advocates continue to fight for every day." @lisafordenver.bsky.social
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/10/denv...
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"For decades, billionaires and corporate investors have promoted policies and funded organizations that weaken public school systems... The Colorado Schools Fund is simply the latest, well-financed group furthering that agenda." @coloradonewsline.com
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Mike DeGuire: How the Colorado Schools Fund is setting up the case for vouchers - Network For Public Education
Mike DeGuire explains how one group is quietly undermining Colorado’s public school system with an eye toward privatization. This piece was originally published at Colorado Newsline. In Colorado, the...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"For decades, billionaires and corporate investors have promoted policies and funded organizations that weaken public school systems... The Colorado Schools Fund is simply the latest, well-financed group furthering that agenda." @coloradonewsline.com
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Billionaire "Dark Money" is in Denver's school board race-to privatize the school system. @dianeravitch.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @npeaction.bsky.social @network4pubed.bsky.social @cocharterwatch.bsky.social @philinvestigates.com @palan57.bsky.social
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October 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Billionaire "Dark Money" is in Denver's school board race-to privatize the school system. @dianeravitch.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @npeaction.bsky.social @network4pubed.bsky.social @cocharterwatch.bsky.social @philinvestigates.com @palan57.bsky.social
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Oh my GOD! I didn't get it when you posted this. EVERYONE MUST READ/SEE THIS! WTH!
This is an appalling commentary on the history of the physical place we know as the White House. It is outrageous to see these events displayed in this context of remodeling the East wing.
This is an appalling commentary on the history of the physical place we know as the White House. It is outrageous to see these events displayed in this context of remodeling the East wing.
My god. Look at the “Major Events Timeline.“
We are living in hell.
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We are living in hell.
www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-wh...
The White House Building
Every president since John Adams has occupied the White House, and the history of this building extends far beyond the construction of its walls. From the Ground Floor Corridor rooms, transformed from...
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October 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Oh my GOD! I didn't get it when you posted this. EVERYONE MUST READ/SEE THIS! WTH!
This is an appalling commentary on the history of the physical place we know as the White House. It is outrageous to see these events displayed in this context of remodeling the East wing.
This is an appalling commentary on the history of the physical place we know as the White House. It is outrageous to see these events displayed in this context of remodeling the East wing.
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My god. Look at the “Major Events Timeline.“
We are living in hell.
www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-wh...
We are living in hell.
www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-wh...
The White House Building
Every president since John Adams has occupied the White House, and the history of this building extends far beyond the construction of its walls. From the Ground Floor Corridor rooms, transformed from...
www.whitehouse.gov
October 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
My god. Look at the “Major Events Timeline.“
We are living in hell.
www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-wh...
We are living in hell.
www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-wh...
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Which billionaires are behind the DARK MONEY in school board elections and why? Listen to Alyssa Bowen, Executive Director at True North Research.
Denver Public Schools is a prime example of this effort to privatize the public schools. @npeaction.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Pf...
Denver Public Schools is a prime example of this effort to privatize the public schools. @npeaction.bsky.social
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The Hidden Money Shaping Our Schools: Alyssa Bowen on Dark Money and Democracy in Education
YouTube video by Advocates for Public Education Policy
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Which billionaires are behind the DARK MONEY in school board elections and why? Listen to Alyssa Bowen, Executive Director at True North Research.
Denver Public Schools is a prime example of this effort to privatize the public schools. @npeaction.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Pf...
Denver Public Schools is a prime example of this effort to privatize the public schools. @npeaction.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Pf...
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How the Colorado Schools Fund is setting up the case for vouchers - For Colorado families, the stakes could not be higher coloradonewsline.com... @a4pep.bsky.social @mcolorado.bsky.social
How the Colorado Schools Fund is setting up the case for vouchers | Colorado Newsline
The Colorado Schools Fund is quietly playing a pivotal role in shaping the charter school movement and public acceptance of vouchers.
coloradonewsline.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
How the Colorado Schools Fund is setting up the case for vouchers - For Colorado families, the stakes could not be higher coloradonewsline.com... @a4pep.bsky.social @mcolorado.bsky.social
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TEACHERS are done with the DAMAGE caused by the decades of a "turbulent Education REFORM era" in Denver. Too much burnout, staff turnover, instability, loss of voice, and inequitable resources. @npeaction.bsky.social @janicemarchman.bsky.social @philinvestigates.com
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October 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
TEACHERS are done with the DAMAGE caused by the decades of a "turbulent Education REFORM era" in Denver. Too much burnout, staff turnover, instability, loss of voice, and inequitable resources. @npeaction.bsky.social @janicemarchman.bsky.social @philinvestigates.com
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denverite.com/2025/10/17/d...
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Outside groups pour dark money into Denver Public Schools board races, again denverite.com/2025/10/17/d...
#EDUSky #Denver @cprnews.bsky.social @odoschools.bsky.social
#EDUSky #Denver @cprnews.bsky.social @odoschools.bsky.social
Outside groups pour dark money into Denver Public Schools board races, again
Groups of unknown donors could play a pivotal role in the elections, with four of seven seats up for grabs.
denverite.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Outside groups pour dark money into Denver Public Schools board races, again denverite.com/2025/10/17/d...
#EDUSky #Denver @cprnews.bsky.social @odoschools.bsky.social
#EDUSky #Denver @cprnews.bsky.social @odoschools.bsky.social
Test scores dont tell the REAL story of a student's learning experience.
"If our public schools have gotten off track, it's only because too many schools have been forced to focus too much on STANDARDIZED TESTING and too many teachers have been DEPROFESSIONALIZED."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mol...
"If our public schools have gotten off track, it's only because too many schools have been forced to focus too much on STANDARDIZED TESTING and too many teachers have been DEPROFESSIONALIZED."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mol...
Future Now 004 — The Education Myth with Jon Shelton
YouTube video by Institute for the Future (IFTF)
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October 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Test scores dont tell the REAL story of a student's learning experience.
"If our public schools have gotten off track, it's only because too many schools have been forced to focus too much on STANDARDIZED TESTING and too many teachers have been DEPROFESSIONALIZED."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mol...
"If our public schools have gotten off track, it's only because too many schools have been forced to focus too much on STANDARDIZED TESTING and too many teachers have been DEPROFESSIONALIZED."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mol...
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Over half a MILLION dollars has been spent in DPS school baord race on ADS by a group with lots of $$ from BILLIONAIRES Reed Hastings and John Arnold.
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/10/outs...
DCTA, teacher union, says they are "trying to BUY the election."
coloradonewsline.com/2025/10/16/c...
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/10/outs...
DCTA, teacher union, says they are "trying to BUY the election."
coloradonewsline.com/2025/10/16/c...
Colorado election 2025: School board races | Colorado Newsline
Seats on at least two dozen Colorado school district boards are up for grabs in the 2025 off-year election.
coloradonewsline.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Over half a MILLION dollars has been spent in DPS school baord race on ADS by a group with lots of $$ from BILLIONAIRES Reed Hastings and John Arnold.
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/10/outs...
DCTA, teacher union, says they are "trying to BUY the election."
coloradonewsline.com/2025/10/16/c...
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/10/outs...
DCTA, teacher union, says they are "trying to BUY the election."
coloradonewsline.com/2025/10/16/c...