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Podcast episode 30: Pastor Vernon Jones Jr. on the implications of Tuesday’s Denver school board election

A photo of Pastor Vernon Jones, Jr. at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.

Tuesday’s election  featured a clean sweep for candidates backed by the Denver Classroom Teachers Association. Vernon Jones Junior joins us to dissect the election discuss its implications for the future of Denver Public Schools.

Jones is a former board candidate and CEO of FaithBridge, a Denver-based nonprofit focused on mobilizing faith communities to support schools and promote educational equity for children throughout Colorado. FaithBridge’s mission is to build trusted relationships, co-create conditions and collaborations, and shift systems to ensure every child can live well, learn in great school, and realize their hopes.

Each month, Boardhawk features contributions from FaithBridge’s SHIFT Fellows, local high school students working to better their communities.