What’s possible and what’s next
October 29, 2012, 1 Comment
In the News
Notable mentions
The Best Speech About Education — Ever – On Oct. 30, 2012, Forbes Magazine writer Nick Morgan wrote about Senator Johnston’s speech to the Connecticut Annual Benefit Dinner for Teach for America: “I had tears in my eyes by the end of the speech, and you will too.”
Mike named on TIME’s 40 under 40 – In 2012, TIME Magazine named Senator Mike Johnston on it’s annual 40 under 40: “A former high school principal who advised Barack Obama on education policy, Johnston, 35, of Colorado, sees poor test scores and dropout rates as nothing short of a civil rights issue.”
2013 Legislative Session Follow up – On Feb. 1, 2013, Greater Park Hill Newspaper sat down for an interview with Sen. Johnston about the 2013 legislative session. They discussed the goals behind his 4 major bills this session.
Op-eds
The end of false choices on schools — In the Nov. 8, 2009, edition of the Denver Post, Senator Johnston wrote: “What matters is not whether a kid goes to a charter school or a district school or a magnet school; what matters is they go to a good school. What matters is not whether a child has a union teacher or a non-union teacher; what matters is that every child has an effective teacher.”
School Finance Reform
School finance reform needed — In the Jan. 10, 2013 edition of the Valley Courier, Sen. Mike Johnston visited with the Superintendent Advisory Council (SAC) to share his vision for improving education statewide: “What will it take for us to build a 21st century system?” Johnston asked. “We are in the process of finding a solution.”
Equity for Colorado school funding — On Feb. 23, 2013 the Denver Post Editorial Board officially endorsed Sen. Johnston’s school finance reform bill. In It they called the bill “a thoughtful and serious proposal, and one that is a long time coming.”A better way to fund student success — In the March. 21, 2013 edition of the Denver Post, Bob Deibel and Zack Neumeyer endorsed Sen. Johnston’s bill to modernize the Colorado school finance system. In it they said, “This proposal, the first major overhaul to the School Finance Act since 1994, will add fundamental principles such as transparency, accountability, and innovation into the school funding system and direct more money to schools with the greatest needs.” Both are board members of Colorado Succeeds, a non-partisan coalition of business leaders working to improve the state’s education system.