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Dictators are bold, all right… « Failing Schools

Dictators are bold, all right… « Failing Schools

Dictators are bold, all right…

DECEMBER 9, 2010
by Sabrina

Yesterday, Van Schoales of Education Reform Now published a piece in EdNews Colorado imploring local candidates for mayor to consider “bold” ideas like mayoral control of DPS.

Mayoral control is particularly challenging for Denver because of the Colorado constitution but it seems worth more of a public discussion given the increasing dysfunction of the Denver school board, which is likely to get worse, and the ever-increasing need for more quality public education in Denver…

One possible step for the next Denver mayor to consider, short of controlling DPS,