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Tom Coyne

Critique of the Colorado Education Association’s 2023 “State of Education” Report

For most people, the end of another year brings joyous thoughts of holiday cheer. But for K-12 in Colorado, it brings the Colorado…

10 min readDec 14, 2023

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Critique of the Colorado Education Association’s 2023 “State of Education” Report

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Tom Coyne

Jeffco Schools: The Bad, Good, and (Still) Ugly

Jefferson County Public Schools is a complex, $1.4 billion organization facing multiple crises. Here’s my assessment of its condition…

4 min readNov 2, 2023

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Jeffco Schools: The Bad, Good, and (Still) Ugly

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Tom Coyne

The 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…

26 min readDec 2, 2022

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The Crisis in Jefferson County (Colorado) Schools: A Case Study of the Failure of Multiple District…

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Tom Coyne

Should 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…

7 min readNov 21, 2022

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Should Jeffco Leaders Be Blamed for Spending More than $20 Million of Bond Funds on the 16 Schools…

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Tom Coyne

It’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…

2 min readAug 15, 2022

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Tom Coyne

Has 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…

11 min readApr 8, 2022

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Has Jeffco’s $705 Million Capital Program Really Spent $173 Million on Cost Overruns and…

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Tom Coyne

Another Devastating Independent Report on the Causes of Poor Achievement Results in Jeffco Schools

Educated, affluent Jefferson County, Colorado is a suburb located West of Denver. Jeffco Schools is the nation’s 37th largest school…

4 min readNov 10, 2021

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Another Devastating Independent Report on the Causes of Poor Achievement Results in Jeffco Schools

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Tom Coyne

Why “We Need Teachers on the School Board” is a Dangerous Fallacy

At every school board election, teachers unions and their allies tell voters that, “we need teachers on the school board.” Just as…

6 min readOct 18, 2021

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Why “We Need Teachers on the School Board” is a Dangerous Fallacy

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Tom Coyne

Por qué voy a votar por Jeff Wilhite, Theresa Shelton y Kathy Miks para la Junta Escolar de Jeffco

Nuestra nueva superintendente Tracy Dorland ha anunciado la ambiciosa meta de convertir una vez más las escuelas de Jeffco en uno de los…

5 min readOct 18, 2021

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Por qué voy a votar por Jeff Wilhite, Theresa Shelton y Kathy Miks para la Junta Escolar de Jeffco

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Tom Coyne

14 Years of Reported Root Causes of Poor Achievement in Jeffco Schools — Updated inOctober 2023

Since the 1950s, organizations around the world have used a systematic performance improvement process that is frequently attributed to W…

10 min readOct 12, 2021

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14 Years of Reported Root Causes of Poor Achievement in Jeffco Schools — Updated inOctober 2023

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Tom Coyne

Tom Coyne

Co-Founder, K12 Accountability Inc. New book: "K-12 On the Brink: Why America's Education System Fails to Improve, and Only Business Leadership Can Fix It"

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