This topic is too important for only one post. Last week, I wrote that a former professor mentioned that the Koch brothers were involved in a little school board election in his town. Hardly made the news. Well, two days ago, national news spotlighted that they were at it again (of course they haven't stopped - just doesn't make the news). In Jefferson county, Colorado, three school board members backed by a Koch brothers PAC were removed in a recall vote.
I wondered - why are the Koch's involved with a school board or multiple school boards. Jefferson County where this event occurred has approximately 850,000 students whose education agenda is affected by just five individuals on the Board of Education. The conservative agenda can be parlayed across the country school system by school system.
From the Common Dreams website comes an excellent quote from one the newly elected members ""It appears to me public education in Jefferson County is not for sale," school board member-elect Ali Lasell told Chalkbeat Colorado on Tuesday night.
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/11/04/victory-public-ed-colorado-boots-koch-backed-school-board
