Mike DeGuire, Ph. D.
@deguire_mike
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Public Education Advocate, https://t.co/Z4fEtgK75B Executive Coach, Proud Dad/Grandad, former Principal, Teacher, Reading Coordinator
Denver, CO
Joined October 2018
Probably one of the best counterpoints to the excessive hyper attention to standardized testing data as the only way to measure student learning. The author gives realistic and relevant alternatives that need to be implemented by all school districts.
Standardized Tests Aren't the Only Meaningful Data on Student Achievement
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The world will recognize this face for eternity...as a lump of wasted space
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Denver Families Action is the āpolitical armā of Denver Families for Public Schools, funded by BILLIONAIRE donors. Will Denver voters allow outside money to dictate the future of their schools? @leoniehaimson @NancyOsborne180 @DianeRavitch @DerekWBlack
https://t.co/FJDQpNbdMV
dianeravitch.net
Mike DeGuire, veteran educator in Denver, fears that billionaires are paying the bills for a phony reform group thatās trying to buy the Denver school board. The billionaires find Denver an eā¦
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"BS Testing has warped schooling itself.. We waste soooo much time on the test... If we're looking for things to reform, axing the BS Test would be a great place to start." @leoniehaimson @NancyOsborne180 @DerekWBlack @DianeRavitch @plthomasEdD
https://t.co/rgOUnBuFP0
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I just wrote a @NPEaction letter: K12 Federal spending SLASHED by the House. Act now. Write one here:
actionnetwork.org
House leaders just dropped their FY26 education bill, slashing $12.1 billion (15%) in K-12 funding for public education. It guts the very programs that keep our public schools running ā while...
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The news of 9 schools closing in Kyrene is beyond devastating. š§µ Weāve known it was coming for quite a long time, but that doesnāt make it any easier. There are several reasons for this, fewer babies being born, houses being incredibly expensive
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Thomas Ultican digs into a few of the big names behind a project to inject Christian nationalism into the nationās classrooms. https://t.co/sqXJuIPgbl
#ChurchAndState
networkforpubliceducation.org
Thomas Ultican digs into a few of the big names behind a project to inject Christian nationalism into the nationās classrooms. Reposted with permission.Ā Since 2024, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas...
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"Denver Families Action....is the āpolitical armā of Denver Families for Public Schools, an organization whose name might suggest local representation yet it is funded by billionaire donors from outside Denver." @LisaforDenver @DerekWBlack @DianeRavitch
https://t.co/lhwrteIGlo
coloradonewsline.com
School board elections in Denver have become expensive, and the outcomes often hinge on the amount of money spent by competing groups.
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š„NEW: This week, two CO residents pleaded guilty to defrauding AZās ESA voucher program for $110,000 involving 43 "ghost children." The voucher program's lack of oversight & accountability makes it an easy target for fraud, leaving AZ taxpayers on the hook for misuse & theft.
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The anti-education media is WRONG! "70% of students in the U.S. are performing as we would expect them to perform despite increased rigor and content complexity over the decades." @tultican @joshcowenMI @DerekWBlack @plthomasEdD @NancyOsborne180
https://t.co/e5F5qqm0fJ
learningforjustice.org
What goes into the process of labeling schools, and how reliable are those labels ā especially when a school is labeled as āfailingā? This is the second of three articles on public schools as a...
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@LisaforDenver @MassPolProfMo @GeneBryant2 @OhioPEP @davidsirota @pfpsorg @pfpsorg @NewslineCO @plthomasEdD @leoniehaimson @DerekWBlack @arizona_sos @DrPrestonGreen @tultican @KyleClark
networkforpubliceducation.org
Mike DeGuire Ā is the vice chair of Advocates for Public Education Policy. In this op-ed, originally published by Colorado Newsline, he explains how Coloradoās governor misses the target when it comes...
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While kids across South Carolina went to underfunded & understaffed public schools, more than half the funds in the stateās private school voucher program were spent at Best Buy, Staples, & Office Depot. And . . . /1
thestate.com
The S.C. Department of Education would not disclose how much of the $1.5 million disbursed to ineligible recipients last year was recovered.
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Christian Nationalism, Dark Money, and the Attack on Public Education in... https://t.co/fVKmViLTN3 via @YouTube
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If Iām a broken record, itās only bc our constitutionās key rule is broken daily: āno official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, orā¦ matters of opinion or force citizens to confessā faith in any idea.
washingtonpost.com
Oklahoma will require teachers from California and New York to pass a test on civics and gender before they can teach in the state.
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Trump froze $6.8B in education funds. Schools scrambled. Kids paid the price. āThe funding freeze was a reckless policy choice that disrespected educators, destabilized schools and put children at risk.āš Read my op-ed in @thehill: https://t.co/IdrMbVptWO
@DianeRavitch @AFTunion
thehill.com
Instead of preparing for the new school year, states and districts were forced to scramble to minimize the damage.
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If you're going to judge schools by test scores, you should make sure they have the resources they need to succeed.
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A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nationās schools and universities.
pbs.org
A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminatingĀ diversity, equity and inclusionĀ programs at the nationās schools and universities.
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"The Closure of Colorado Skies Academy Shows Why the Colorado Charter School Institute Must Go" https://t.co/DADHqgisZz
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Missing the Boat - @BisforBerkshire - https://t.co/FDyKcZKvfJ Lesson: Public Schools Are a Winning Issue, Everywhere - @DavidPepper - https://t.co/Ntv2Sfh9Tq Berkshire and Pepper are two of my favorite commentators on public policy, and these two columns epitomize that. There
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Jeff Bryant: ZNetwork: How Charter Schools Promote āDevelopment Off the Backs of Childrenā | National Education Policy Center https://t.co/Qo4P70QpNQ
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