Araaphoe County Chapter

ASK and INFORM your Candidates

Post Date September 21, 2012
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Do legislative candidates know how education cuts have affected our schools, colleges, and students? Do they know that, if elected, their future constituents want 2013 to be the “Year of the Student” when the legislature finally takes action to fix our broken education funding system?

They will if you tell them!

To find out who is running for the legislature in your area, go to votesmart.org.

INFORM

Did you know …
 Colorado spends $1,809 per K-12 student below national average?
 In just one year (2010-11), Colorado gained over 9,000 students and …

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2013: Year of the Student

Post Date June 18, 2012
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What is ’2013: Year of the Student’?

A public awareness project to:

Focus Colorado’s attention on the devastating impact that education cuts are having on Colorado’s students – preschool through higher education.
Create a sense of urgency around the need to match Colorado’s education reforms, policies, and pilot programs with the resources necessary to ensure that all students succeed.
Galvanize thousands of public education supporters to demand meaningful legislative action toward adequate funding of schools, colleges and universities in 2013.

What are we asking for?

“That the General Assembly make 2013 …

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Great Futures Coalition: Education Action Conference – April 27, 2012

Post Date March 09, 2012
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If you agree that Colorado’s public schools need improved resourcesto give all children the opportunities they need to learn and succeed in life;

If you’ve had it with year after year of school cuts, teacher layoffs, shorter school weeks and years, increased fees and tuition, growing class sizes and shrinking educational opportunities;

If you refuse to believe that this is the best Colorado can do for its students . . .

Then, you’ll want to attend this event.

The Great Futures Colorado Coalition Statewide Education Action Conference:

Making 2013 the …

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Voting in Arapahoe County

Post Date October 13, 2011
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Registered voters in Arapahoe County can choose from three convenient methods to cast a ballot in the 2011 Coordinated Election:  Click link:  http://www.co.arapahoe.co.us/default.asp

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Cherry Creek School Board Passes Resolution in Support of 103

Post Date October 12, 2011
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Monday, Oct. 10, 2011:  Cherry Creek School Board Unanimously Passes a Resolution in Support of 103

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LPS School Board Voted Unanimously in Support of Prop 103

Post Date October 07, 2011
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Littleton Public Schools:  RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF BALLOT INITIATIVE TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR EDUCATION

To read, click link: http://www.boarddocs.com/co/lpsco/Board.nsf/files/8LHJMF4D8F08/$file/Resolution%20In%20Support%20of%20Proposition%20103.pdf

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* *PLEASE READ* * LPS Parent Supports Prop. 103

Post Date September 29, 2011
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As a parent of students in Littleton Public Schools, I feel blessed for the good fortune of being in one of the best districts in Colorado. LPS has a long standing reputation of high performance. A recent accomplishment is their Accreditation with Distinction,* awarded to only 14 school districts out of 178 in Colorado and the only district in the Denver metro area. I have two children who attend elementary school and believe LPS’s accomplishments and performance record reflect their heart-felt commitment to children, progress …

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Friend us on Facebook!

Post Date September 12, 2011
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Like us on Facebook to keep current on our local (Arapahoe Chapter) activities and events. Click here to link to our Great Ed Arapahoe Facebook page.

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