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Mother of trafficked Virginia girl sues school district over secret gender transition
EXCLUSIVE — A Virginia mother is suing her local school district in federal court, saying staff there secretly transitioned her daughter, putting her in such dangerous...Controversy erupts in Jefferson County after the teachers union tells educators to destroy evidence of student surveys regarding gender identity
Some parents in Jefferson County say teachers are breaking state and federal laws and their union is helping them get away with it.COLUMN: Union guards power, leans on tiny school district | Jimmy Sengenberger
Perched on Pike’s Peak’s north slope in Teller County, the 8,000-person town of Woodland Park has become the epicenter of a coordinated assault by teachers unions — relentlessly...GUEST COLUMN: Woodland Park School Board should be commended
After a decade of stagnant achievement, declining enrollment, and lackluster district leadership, Woodland Park School District voters ushered in reform-minded candidates to the...Antifa member who ran violent Colorado Twitter account revealed to be ‘furry’ journalist
“I think a big part of me gravitating toward antifa was a substitute for the rush and excitement of being in the army. Pretty much everything we did was influenced by...Figures Won't Lie, but Liars Will Figure: an Investigation into the Claims about WPSD's Enrollment Increase
One of the great things the WPSD board has done is reverse a twenty year trend of declining enrollment in the district. Under their leadership, more families are finding the...
Colorado Dems vote against harsher penalties for indecent exposure to kids because it could 'ban drag shows'
Colorado Democrats voted against a measure to enhance criminal penalties for indecent exposure in view of a minor, with one lawmaker claiming the bill could “ban" drag shows.Major land-use bill from Colorado governor, Democrats is gutted to remove all upzoning requirements
A 39-page amendment adopted Wednesday was aimed at winning over skeptics of Senate Bill 213, the cornerstone of Democrats’ affordable housing efforts in the legislature this year'Save women's sports' bill passes House with zero votes from Dems, who call it transgender 'bullying'
Democrats on Thursday voted against a bill aimed at preventing biological males from competing against females as transgender athletes, a bill Dems equated to bullying.COLUMN: Nothing tops parents’ love – in mental health, too | Jimmy Sengenberger
The youth mental health crisis has been deteriorating for years. From 2007 to 2020, the number of Colorado kids ages 10-19 who died by suicide rose more than 200%. Then,Woodland Park School District confronts security challenge, touts expansion
The Woodland Park School District has made security a top priority for the coming school year. WPSD Vice President David Illingworth II was present at the April 6 city councilColorado district equity docs reveal methodical system to deceive parents on in-school social transitions
Colorado's Jeffco Public Schools implemented gender support plans that allow parents to be kept in the dark on their kids' gender transitioned in schools.Why Did Transgender Audrey Hale Kill Children?
Anticipating the Narrative Control Machine's attempts to frame Nashville horrorEast High shooting: What we know about the suspect’s previous criminal charge and security plan
The specialized security plan that allowed the 17-year-old to attend East High School, despite having been expelled from Cherry Creek’s Overland High, unraveled in a shooting...Leading critic of Denver police officers in schools now calls for officers in DPS schools
Denver school board member Tay Anderson, who led the movement to remove Denver police officers from Denver Public Schools in 2020, is now calling for reinstating DPD officers in...'Parents Bill of Rights' wins zero votes from Dems who attack it as 'fascism,' 'extreme' attack on schools
The House on Friday passed the Parents Bill of Rights Act over objections from Democrats who called it "fascism" and an "extreme" attempt to ban books from schools.Denver school closure vote: Board moves quickly to close three schools - Chalkbeat Colorado
Fairview Elementary, Math and Science Leadership Academy, and Denver Discovery School will close at the end of this school year due to very low enrollment.Virginia AG grills Fairfax middle school over alleged exclusion of white and Asian students from its...
The Virginia attorney general's office blasted a Fairfax County middle school Thursday for allegedly discriminating against white and Asian students in connection with a college...The Truth Behind WPSD School Capacity: Focus on the decision to move 6th grade to the elementary schools.
The decision to move 6th grade back into the elementary schools was the right choice. The Cooperative Strategies study revealed that the projections signal a WPSD will have...
The WPSD Survey is Deeply Flawed, and Shouldn't be Considered as a Source for Decision Making
WPSD Survey: A lesson in poor survey methodology
A survey deeply flawed from its beginnings to its results. This article dives into the November 2022 WPSD Survey and...
Woodland Park interim superintendent has big vision for divided district
Woodland Park’s latest interim superintendent had a tumultuous entrance into the school district. Students protested outside of their high school. Parents shouted at school...CO mom says middle school invited her daughter to secret LGBTQ club, told students to keep info from parents
Wellington Middle School in Wellington, Colorado, sponsored a Genders & Sexualities Alliance (GSA) club last May that taught kids to keep the conversation surrounding LGBTQ...Sixth Graders in Middle Schools Fare Worse Than Peers in Elementary Schools, Study Finds | Duke Today
Sixth graders placed in middle schools have more discipline problems and lower test scores than their peers who attend elementary schools, according to a study by researchers at...Roald Dahl's books REWRITTEN to remove 'offensive' language to create world where no one is 'fat'
Considerable edits have been made to descriptions of the characters' physical appearance in Roald Dahl's stories - the new editions no longer use the word 'fat' which has been...Juvenile tactics by Denver, Woodland Park school leaders | SENGENBERGER
Across the state, we’re seeing a wholesale rejection of transparency and accountability by community and political leaders attempting to misuse the system for their own gain....Colorado Democrats to roll out gun package including age-limited 'assault weapons' ban, increase manufacturer liability
Democrats from the General Assembly's gun violence prevention caucus are set to announce four bills intended to limit or ban certain types of firearms, strengthen the "red flag"...Elk in a box: Merit Academy receives $4,995 grant for biology-class project articulating big-game skeletons
WOODLAND PARK • A recent grant award will help Tim Lundt’s ninth-grade biology students at Merit Academy continue to pursue the study of comparative anatomy using actual...Chicago Democrat sounds alarm as 55 schools report no proficiency in math or reading: 'Very serious'
Illinois state Sen. Willie Preston called the COVID learning loss in Chicago schools a "serious issue" as families continue to battle the effects of the pandemic lockdowns.Roald Dahl's books REWRITTEN to remove 'offensive' language to create world where no one is 'fat'
Considerable edits have been made to descriptions of the characters' physical appearance in Roald Dahl's stories - the new editions no longer use the word 'fat' which has been...REPORT: Black Students Violently Forced Their White Peers To Pledge Allegiance To BLM At Elementary School - One White Student Was Punched In The Head (VIDEO)
Springfield, Ohio – A local news station, WHIO-TV, reported that a group of black children allegedly used violent force to make white students say “Black Lives Matter” against...Colorado Parents Organize for Parental Rights and to Oppose School Mental Health Bill
Colorado parents protecting parental rights in public education have formed a statewide network. One of their first efforts is opposing a bill giving schools much greater power...Woodland Park School District receives $6,000 donation for welding class materials
WOODLAND PARK • The Woodland Park School District received a donation of $6,000 this month for materials for the popular high-school welding class, according to a press release.Space: Excess Capacity, Cratering Student Enrollment, and Hope due to School Choice
Space. It’s simultaneously both a tremendous problem and a marvelous opportunity for the Woodland Park School District. The excess space issue in our school facilities has...
‘Tragic’: CDC Adds Original COVID mRNA Vaccine to Childhood Schedule Despite Known Harms
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday added the two-shot primary series mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to its routine immunization schedule for children and adults,...COLUMN: Denver innovation schools in union’s crosshairs | Alan Gottlieb
As you might recall, last year a faction of the Denver Public Schools board decided to pick a fight with its 50-plus innovation schools, which are district-run schools that, underWoodland Park School District RE-2 pulls course material after complaint, adopts new curriculum standards
Woodland Park School District RE-2 is pulling material from a high school course following a complaint that it teaches critical race theory concepts.Update - Woodland Park Administration Pulls Course Material
Update - the Woodland Park School District has pulled the book "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates from being used for course material.
CRT and 1619 Project Content Taught in WPSD High School - Formal Complaint Filed
The Woodland Park School District administration has always claimed that racially divisive educational material such as Critical Race Theory (CRT) and the 1619 Project are...
Meet Ken Witt, the new Superintendent of Woodland Park School District RE-2
The Woodland Park School District Board selected Ken Witt as their interim superintendent on Dec. 21st, 2022. Ken Witt comes to the district with a wealth of experience in...
Opinion: School Board Sees Through Street Theater, Continues Drive for Improvement
Hiring an innovator with experience outside the cloistered education guild may reverse decades of decline. A new charter school has over 300 full time and homeschool...
Teachers’ unions will miss Pelosi even if no one else does - Freedom Foundation
If there remained any doubt that our country’s teachers’ unions are political animals first and foremost, with an occasional nod to “the children” they use as pawns, their...Parents, teachers resist sexually inappropriate lessons - Freedom Foundation
When the current school year began last fall, the Hilliard (Ohio) Education Association partnered with the National Education Association (NEA) LGBTQ caucus and encouraged the...COVID opportunists like Weingarten deserve scorn, not forgiveness - Freedom Foundation
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten was so taken by an Oct. 31 article about the COVID episode published by The Atlantic she couldn’t resist...Opinion: The Recall has Failed, Providing Conservative School Board Members a Further Mandate
The writers reflect on the new mandate given to the WPSD BOE after the failed recall petition effort. In addition, dirty tricks by the campaign organizers including an...
Colorado Recall Supporter Says She Seeks Ouster of School Board, Alleging Illegal Acts
The leader of a heated Colorado school board recall campaign has defended her group's conduct, denying the campaign has union ties and standing firm in claims that the recall is...Cherry Creek School District has School-Based, Community Health Care Centers, and We Have Questions - The Kim Monson Show
Cherry Creek School District has opened two school-based community health centers. In her latest essay, concerned mom Jen Gibbons, with Cherry Creek Parents Advocacy Network,...Opinion: Politically motivated swatting in Woodland Park shows how bad things are
Ever heard of “swatting?” It’s a harassment technique mainly used by online gamers to bully opponents. Perpetrators place an anonymous call alleging a serious crime is taking...The Teacher’s Union is Politicizing Our Schools - The Kim Monson Show
In her most recent essay, concerned mother Jen Gibbons discusses the teacher’s union push of radical leftist agendas and racist ideology under the guise of equity. The teacher’s...Opinion: Underhanded union tactics may have met their match in Woodland Park
Woodland Park Board Vice President Dave Illingworth told me he was initially surprised by the vicious opposition from the union, “We now understand that the effort to create...The Woodland Park Education Association has Coordinated to Disrupt the Current School Board
The disruption observed at the Woodland Park School Board meetings matches the NEA playbook, summed up in a blog post on their website entitled “How to Oust a Right-Wing...