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“It was a bad night for conservative school reformers in two Colorado elections being watched nationally in the education world — and public education advocates did well in key Philadelphia races as well. “Voters in the Denver suburb of Jefferson County on Tuesday tossed out three conservative members in a recall vote that was marked by some $1 million in spending, including support for the incumbents from a Koch-backed organization… “In Douglas County south of Denver, voters who in 2009 and 2013 supported conservative reformers for the school board voted against three of them who had pushed controversial...

Way to go JeffCo AND DougCo in taking back your school boards! Thank you for showing us how important it is to pay attention to school board races and look beyond campaign rhetoric and that informed voters can defeat big money. “‘It sends a large message that you need to be responsive to your constituents, your teachers and your community,’ Harmon said. “Both races were being watched closely for clues as to what might happen with ongoing public education reform efforts in Colorado. “Conservative board members during their years in control tied teacher pay to new evaluations, advocated...

And remember, these estimates we’re missing are the lowered estimates. “Tax revenue flowing into the Kansas general treasury fell short of experts’ prognostications for the fourth consecutive month, elevating prospects of Gov. Sam Brownback ordering mid-year budget adjustments, officials said Monday.” Read more here: http://cjonline.com/news/state/2015-11-02/kansas-tax-revenue-tumbles-fourth-consecutive-month...

“Instead, Brownback and his aides are likely to consider targeted spending cuts and other budget adjustments, such as shuffling money among various government accounts, state budget director Shawn Sullivan said. Top legislators oppose reducing aid to public schools, but Sullivan said, ‘I’m not going to officially take it off the table at this point’.” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/news/nation-world/article42130089.html...