Tag Archives: Michael Bennet

Michael Bennet and Educational Re-Gifting

Posted on January 5, 2013 by axooms

Current United States Senator and former DPS Superintendent Michael Bennet is the subject of a Maureen Dowd column in the New York Times.  One has to overcome Dowd’s unfortunate fetish for both absurd analogy (Vail’s ski cliffs) and odd personal … Continue reading →

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Bennet Bingo….

Posted on December 15, 2008 by axooms

With the Secretary of Education position now decided, one might think the game of guessing DPS’s new Superintendent in the new year would pass.  Not so fast…

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Song of Themselves

Posted on December 11, 2008 by axooms

DCTA president Kim Ursetta’s full endorstatement on Michael Bennet was just posted by Alan, where she concludes: Michael Bennet would bring new ideas and approaches to the U.S. Department of Education. This press release was sent to the media on Tuesday, and … Continue reading →

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Strange Bedfellows (an ongoing series)

Posted on December 11, 2008 by axooms

The latest tangent from the speculation regarding Bennet’s potential as Secretary of Education, is a press release from the Denver teacher’s union supporting the choice: “He is reform-minded and interested in new approaches,” wrote Kim Ursetta, president of the Denver … Continue reading →

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Bill Gates on Ed (and Bennet teaser)

Posted on December 8, 2008 by axooms

Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter has an article on Bill Gates, which happens to also mention Denver’s own Michael Bennet as a potential Secretary of Education. Gates, as we’ve seen, has spent lots of money with little effect, so it’s interesting to see how his thinking … Continue reading →

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