School board members Bryson Miller and Mick Bates offer their perspectives on the CEA Resolution, Colorado Social Studies Standards, and the Colorado Association of School Boards, all of which were discussed and voted upon at the 97th Annual Delegates Assembly of the Colorado Education Association in April, where a decision was made to condemn capitalism officially. Miller, a school board member in Brush, Colorado, and Bates, a Woodland Park School Board member, expressed their views regarding the resolution passed by the Colorado Education Association during their assembly in April, where the association officially stated its belief that capitalism is intrinsically exploitative. Notably, school boards in rural areas of Colorado, including Woodland Park, voiced their opposition to these statements, emphasizing the importance of schools upholding American values and actively speaking out against any efforts to defame the country’s foundational principles.
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