Political Chaos in Colorado’s Jefferson County Schools Illustrates Problems of Government Control

By Ari Armstrong

Unsurprisingly, special-interest political conflicts are again flaring up in regard to government schools, this time in Jefferson County, Colorado (where I live). Since September 19, some teachers have staged “sick-outs." These involve teachers calling in “sick” the day before they are supposed to teach, but especially late in the day, so as to reduce t…