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SHIFT Chronicles: What we learned during Advocacy Day at the State Capitol

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While we had always been taught to be present in meetings, listen to the speaker, and demonstrate with our body language that we were actively listening, these adults — elected officials — did not reflect this learning . Not only were the silent people in the room loud with unrest, the speakers were loud with disorder. Seemingly unprepared, they stuttered, lost documents and more. While students are drilled to be prepared for public speaking, these adults weren’t. 

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Re-committing to fostering joy in Colorado classrooms

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So many across education are simultaneously watching in shock, while also asking, “How do we move forward from here when critical systems and programs are being rolled back?” The answer lies in remaining laser-focused on an elegant, age-old objective in our schools: joy. As we face historic challenges, joy in our classrooms – for our teachers and students – matters more than ever.

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Boardhawk Podcast episode 7: A spicy conversation with Nicholas Hernández about Marrero contract extension

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You won’t want to miss this pointed conversation, with its references to Superintendent Alex Marrero’s “Trumpian authoritarianism,” and its strong critiques of the school board members who have the temerity to think a premature contract extension is a good idea.

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Is the DPS board majority about to ram through a contract extension for Supt. Alex Marrero?

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Marrero is a polarizing figure, beloved by some and disliked by others. Extending his contract before an election that could shift the board’s position on his tenure would be a brazen move to tie a new board’s hands, making it difficult/expensive to remove him

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Boardhawk Podcast episode 6: Why has the DPS board curtailed access to public comment?

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In this episode, Alan Gottlieb and Alexis Menocal Harrigan debate the recent decision by the Denver school board to place stringent limits on monthly public comment sessions. Until public comment has been the most direct and effect means by which members of the public could address the school board. Until the fall of 2023, public comments had no time limits, other than a three-minute limit on individual speakers. Now, not only are speakers limited to two minutes, but other limits have been placed on topics that can be addressed and the amount of time devoted to each topic.

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SHIFT Chronicles: What policymakers should know about student lived experience

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This month’s articles respond to the following prompt: Most people who are making decisions about schools and how we are educated are disconnected from our current lived realities as students. As a student this is what I think they should know about those current realities and this is what I would do if I were in charge.

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