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Follow this topic by RSSMerrifield’s "hell" is DPS’s Crown Jewel
April 14, 2008It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since Face The State first publicly revealed an anti-school choice email tirade by state Rep. Mike Merrifield, D-Manitou Springs, where he wrote to fellow Democrat Sen. Sue Windels, D-Arvada, that “there must be a special place in hell for these Privatizers, Charerizers [sic] and Voucherizers! They deserve it!” More >
Merrifield’s Ex-Wife A Charter School Teacher
A Face the State Staff Report
April 19, 2007In an ironic twist, Ginger Spencer, the ex-wife of the state legislator forced to resign this month for his anti-charter school comments, works as a kindergarten teacher at a popular Colorado Springs’ public charter school.
Charter school leader calls for legislator to step down from education post
A Face the State Staff Report
April 12, 2007Senator Sue Windels, D-Arvada, falsely advertised a recent charter school bill. Now charter school leaders are calling for her resignation.
Democrat Legislator Says Charter Schools Deserve "Special Place in Hell"
A Face the State Staff Report
March 29, 2007Rep. Mike Merrifield writes of school choice activists: "There must be a special place in Hell for these Privatizers, Charterizers, and Voucherizers! They deserve it!"
Windels' Bill Attacks On-Line Education
A Face the State Staff Report
March 25, 2007A Democrat lawmaker’s proposal goes too far in regulating cyberschools, says the co-chair of a government panel that recently completed a review of online education.
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