Great Education Colorado » Videos http://www.greateducation.org statewide, nonpartisan, grassroots organization that is focused on improving education in Colorado. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:19:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Great Education Video Star Declared Funny http://www.greateducation.org/2009/08/great-education-video-star-declared-funny/ http://www.greateducation.org/2009/08/great-education-video-star-declared-funny/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:07:10 +0000 eric http://www.greateducation.org/?p=390

Congrats to Sam Adams, comedian, sports guy and Great Ed Video star, who defeated all comers in the amateur competition at the Great American Comedy Festival.

Even better, Sam was invited to compete with the pros, and has advanced to the finals at the Johnny Carson Theater in Norfolk, Nebraska.

]]> http://www.greateducation.org/2009/08/great-education-video-star-declared-funny/feed/ 0 Granny Recap http://www.greateducation.org/2008/12/granny-recap/ http://www.greateducation.org/2008/12/granny-recap/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:02:39 +0000 eric http://www.jpouch.net/c3sandbox/?p=48 granny75x75Bringing some humor to the serious issue of school resources, “Granny”, played by Denver actress Amie MacKenzie, made her appearance on the Great Education Action website, the GEC blog, and in our newsletters. In the videos, Granny learned about the dismal state of school funding in Colorado from conversations with her grandson. From old textbooks, to ancient technology, to fundraising hell, the Granny files highlighted resource issues identified in the 2008 Quality Counts report. (Now those statistics are a year old and the more recent stats are even worse).

Granny’s appearances were a prelude to our delivery at the Capitol of a petition, signed by over 1,000 supporters, requesting legislators to prioritize public education. The viral video campaign was Great Eds first foray into the realm of social networks. These videos were viewed thousands of times on their respective Blip.tv, Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, and MySpace pages. See all the Granny files at www.greateducation.org/granny

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The Facts Behind the Video

  • Fact: Colorado Spends $1034 less per pupil than the national average.

Per-pupil spending adjusted for regional cost differences, based on National Center for Educational Statistics data.

  • Fact: Colorado ranks 38th nationally in student-teacher ratios.

Based on U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data, 2005-06.

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