• Jan 11, 2010 IN Denver Times Budget, teacher quality top 2010 education agenda
• Jan 07, 2010 Winterfest on the mountain announces donation of proceeds to Great Education
• Dec, 2009 Jane Goff on the State Board cites Great Education’s graph of per pupil funding
• Nov 7, 2009 Denver Post Education Groups warn k-12 cuts will mean bigger classes, teacher layoffs
• Oct 11, 2009 Denver Post Editorial Downturn is the right time to invest
• Aug, 2009 Washington Park Profile information on the Great Education Colorado Tennis Open 2009
• Nov, 2008 Supporters Get the Word Out for Amendment 59
• July 11, 2008 – Rocky Mountain News Poor Kids Can Slip Academically
• May 24, 2008 – 9 News Coverage Channel 9′s coverage of B.E.S.T.
• May 22, 2008 – Denver Post Editorial Fixing Raggedy Schools
• March 13, 2008 – Colorado Confidential Videos Show Plight of Underfunded Schools
• January 5, 2008 – Colorado Springs Gazette Honeymoon is Over for Governor
• November 19, 2007 – Denver Post story on capital construction proposal
• October 19, 2007 – 9 News Coverage of Great Ed education forum
• September 4, 2007 – Rocky Mountain News story on school tours
• July 12, 2007 – Denver Post story on state budget
• June 30, 2007 – Rocky Mountain News story on school tours
• August 24, 2006 – Denver Post on launch of Colorado Schools First Coalition
• April 22, 2005 — Rocky Mountain News story about GreatEd’s launch

Op-Eds

• Nov 3, 2008 Rocky Mountain News on Amendment 59
• April 5, 2008 – Greeley Tribune A Home Run for Kids
• February 14, 2008 – Colorado Confidential When PTAs Fill Funding Gaps
• January 24, 2007 – Denver Post Great Ed op-ed on education reform
• January 28, 2008 – Colorado Confidential Great Ed legislative preview

Great Education Colorado Background Materials

• 2007 Annual Report (PDF)
• 2008 Annual Report (PDF)
• Great Education Colorado Blog – Our eye on the news
• Great Education Colorado School Finance FAQ
• 2006 Colorado School Funding Facts Card (PDF)

School Finance Background Information

• Education Week: Quality Counts (2008)
  • Colorado Highlights
  • School Finance Ranking (showing Colorado poor rankings)
• Economic Development Council of Colorado Citizen Survey
  • See chart on page 13, re: priorites for economic development
• Stepping Up or Bottoming Out? Funding Colorado’s Schools (PDF) (January 2005), Donnell-Kay Foundation.
• Amendment 23 and Public School Financing in Colorado (PDF) Donnell-Kay Foundation Report