Jonathan Pelto is trying to find out who this Jared Polis is.
He took to Twitter to call me an “evil woman” and compare me to the Koch brothers as someone doing great harm to public education.
It was puzzling to me. I have met him twice. The last time I saw him was three years ago.
We know he is a member of Congress from Colorado, we know he sold his family’s greeting card company for $780 million, we know he calls himself a “progressive” and a “new” kind of Democrat.
But what does that mean?
According to Pelto’s research, Jared Polis is anti-union and anti-teacher, even though the Colorado Education Association endorsed him the first time he ran.
Why does he call me “evil”?
I know he founded some charter schools. I think he considers any critic of charters to be “evil.”
Strong words.
That must be it.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Is there a way to find out why the Colorado Education Association endorsed this guy? He osunds like a very strong anti-teacher-anti union-anti public school supporter to me…
Just as “Education Reform” was appropriated by no-liberals, big business and entrepreneurs and their minion, so Polis has appropriated the term “progressive”. His language follows that of the novel, “1984′ and “Alice in Wonderland”. As for “Evil Women”, you should merely smile take his attempt as a compliment for your effective work. Do not waste your precious time attempting to make sense of Polis’s inane comment. Just “…keep on keepin’ on” (apologies to Bob Zimmerman (Dylan) ) what you have been doing so well.
This “new” Democrat story has become quite stale: support liberal social issues that cost the Overclass very little, while betraying working people and the middle class.
I hope that Mr. Polis reads this challenge or that it is otherwise made known to him. Mr. Polis, it’s time to defend your allegations or issue an apology. You have made these statements about Diane Ravitch: “is doing such harm to public education” and “Can’t think of anybody else who has caused more harm to public schools, except maybe Koch brothers” and “her theories are causing great harm to public schools” You said these things as if they were statements of fact, not just your opinion, and I caution you that claiming them to only be your opinion is not grounds to avoid the issue. Mr. Polis, either describe in detail why your allegations are true by presenting your facts or apologize and issue a retraction. There is no middle ground here, no spin or dissembling will be tolerated. I and very many others await your direct and focused response to this challenge.