Tom CoyneCritique of the Colorado Education Association’s 2023 “State of Education” ReportFor most people, the end of another year brings joyous thoughts of holiday cheer. But for K-12 in Colorado, it brings the Colorado…Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 2023
Tom CoyneJeffco Schools: The Bad, Good, and (Still) UglyJefferson County Public Schools is a complex, $1.4 billion organization facing multiple crises. Here’s my assessment of its condition…Nov 2, 20231Nov 2, 20231
Tom CoyneThe Crisis in Jefferson County (Colorado) Schools: A Case Study of the Failure of Multiple District…A growing number of US school districts face a worsening wicked problem. Before the pandemic arrived, its interacting elements included…Dec 2, 2022Dec 2, 2022
Tom CoyneShould Jeffco Leaders Be Blamed for Spending More than $20 Million of Bond Funds on the 16 Schools…During the meetings the Jefferson County Board of Education held with sixteen elementary schools that had been identified for closure, one…Nov 21, 20221Nov 21, 20221
Tom CoyneIt’s Time Again for State Assessment Turkey Bingo!With Colorado’s annual CMAS state assessment results being released this week, it’s time again for Turkey Bingo! How many of these spins…Aug 15, 2022Aug 15, 2022
Tom CoyneHas Jeffco’s $705 Million Capital Program Really Spent $173 Million on Cost Overruns and…At last night’s Jeffco Schools Board meeting, Director Mary Parker tried to argue that Jeffco’s Capital Program was doing just fine, and…Apr 8, 2022Apr 8, 2022
Tom CoyneAnother Devastating Independent Report on the Causes of Poor Achievement Results in Jeffco SchoolsEducated, affluent Jefferson County, Colorado is a suburb located West of Denver. Jeffco Schools is the nation’s 37th largest school…Nov 10, 2021Nov 10, 2021
Tom CoyneWhy “We Need Teachers on the School Board” is a Dangerous FallacyAt every school board election, teachers unions and their allies tell voters that, “we need teachers on the school board.” Just as…Oct 18, 2021Oct 18, 2021
Tom CoynePor qué voy a votar por Jeff Wilhite, Theresa Shelton y Kathy Miks para la Junta Escolar de JeffcoNuestra nueva superintendente Tracy Dorland ha anunciado la ambiciosa meta de convertir una vez más las escuelas de Jeffco en uno de los…Oct 18, 2021Oct 18, 2021
Tom Coyne14 Years of Reported Root Causes of Poor Achievement in Jeffco Schools — Updated inOctober 2023Since the 1950s, organizations around the world have used a systematic performance improvement process that is frequently attributed to W…Oct 12, 2021Oct 12, 2021