Are the Denver School Board elections transparent and democratic?

Not really.

Sadly, the Denver School board campaigns are far less democratic than any other Denver elections with two “dark money” groups providing more than 70% of the funding. We are talking more than $1 million from these two groups in 2023, and expect the number to be even higher this fall.

There is no other Denver or even Colorado election with so much soft or “dark” money pouring into an election. Not only is the funding coming from just two 501(c)(4) organizations — the teacher union (Denver Classroom Teacher Associations Action) and a charter school advocacy organization (Denver Families Action) — but neither group is transparent about the sources of their funding or their expectations for candidates.

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