Terri Strau, left, and her children Brendan, 17, and Emily, 13, work on protest signs at their home in Littleton on Oct. 9. Jefferson County is poised to play a major role in the 2014 elections in part by how school board politics have spilled into other races. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
Re: “In key Colorado county, a volatile election with big stakes,” Oct. 13 news story.
This headline may well be correct, but the article is spun entirely in favor of the teachers union. The AP History issue is a red herring, promoted by the union. Most Jeffco parents I’ve talked to merely believe that history should be taught straight up — both the bad and the good. They are, however, very much concerned that a large percentage of kids in Jefferson and Golden High schools are not proficient in reading, English and math. What they want are teachers who are paid and promoted on the basis of whether they can actually teach — not on the basis of how many years they have been a union member. That is the true issue. The sooner the union realizes that, the sooner the kids of Jefferson County will have a chance to be prepared — for college and for life.
Richard Stacy, Denver
This letter was published in the Oct. 19 edition.
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