Author: Dustin Flesher
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School board emails reveal dirt
Widefield Education Association (WEA) has obtained emails from the Widefield school board via the Colorado Open Records Act. The emails reveal disturbing conversations among school board members involving creationism, book banning, Moms for Liberty, delaying the implementation of Title IX protections for transgender people, and other possible skirtings of law. WEA is consulting with CEA Read more
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Public comments from recent WSD3 board meetings
The public comments portion of a school board meeting is a public forum. It is a time and place for members of the community to come forward and have their voices heard by public officials and by other members of the public. Below are posted recordings of the public comments portions of recent board meetings. Read more
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WEA believes in transparency and accountability
Widefield Education Association (WEA) is a member-governed organization. We have fair elections for officers and conduct ourselves transparently. For example, check out our financial information of our Pikes Peak region office. WEA is an affiliate of the Colorado Education Association, which publishes a ton of information about its operations. Find out about our legislative priorities Read more
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Community members petition in-person at Dutch Bros
Community members petitioned in-person at Dutch Bros on September 7th. We are planning more community events to gather signatures. Thanks to everyone who supported us! Please get out the word to your friends. If you haven’t signed The IHOP Petition, make sure you do! Read more
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Labor Day — The Importance of Unions
On this Labor Day in 2024, it’s important to remember the importance of labor unions. Labor unions have been the cornerstone of workers’ rights. From the early days of the Industrial Revolution to the present, unions have fought for fair wages, reasonable working hours, and safe working conditions. Without their relentless advocacy, many of the Read more
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Widefield Education Association supports community action
A newly formed group, Support Widefield Students, is gathering signatures for their IHOP petition — Demand for Inclusive Education. This petition calls on the Widefield School District to take immediate, concrete actions to ensure a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment for all students, with a focus on enhancing special education services, protecting LGBTQ+ students, Read more
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Disrespect and possible illegality from school board members
On December 21st, 2023, two students from the Haven School, a senior and a recent graduate, addressed the District 3 school board during the public comments portion of the meeting (1). The Haven students reported that they overheard a conversation by three school board members at the IHOP on 85-87 on November 27th, 2023. The Read more
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Why you should belong to a union
The Association is made of up of teachers and paraprofessionals. We bring educators together to improve our lives: to fight for fair pay, to ensure that working conditions in our schools are good for staff and students, and to improve the skills and training of our members. Association members look out for each other, and Read more
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Billionaires target Pikes Peak region schools
Public education has long been under attack from several directions: high stakes testing that drives school closures (1), voucher schemes that benefit private schools, and the channeling of state and federal funds to charter schools (2). Since the Pandemic Era, however, Billionaire groups and their Christian dominionist allies (3) have added a new strategy. They Read more
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How can I find out more about WEA?
Don’t buy into anti-union propaganda. Widefield Education Association (WEA) is a member-governed organization and part of the Pikes Peak Education Association. We have fair elections for officers and conduct ourselves transparently. For example, check out our budget: bit.ly/4empX7g. The Colorado Education Association publishes a ton of information about its operations. Find out about our legislative Read more
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Extremism: Moms for Liberty and American Birthright
Moms for Liberty, a group with 285 chapters in 45 states (1), has been designated an extremist group and anti-government organization by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). SPLC shows that Moms for Liberty advocates for book bans, promotes conspiracy theories, and spreads hateful imagery and messages about the LGBTQ community (2). Funding for Moms Read more