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Voters Soundly Defeat 60, 61, 101

Post Date November 03, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Colorado voters soundly defeated Amendments 60, 61 & Proposition 101 by margins of more than two to one.

Colorado said NO to slashing taxes and slashing public services; no to dismantling our schools, colleges and universities; no to destroying the safety net that protects Colorado’s kids.  Colorado chose public education and long-term investments in our kids and economy, over short-term, short-sighted individual gain.

As we look over the past three months, we’re proud of the work we did along with so many other …

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Your One-Stop Shop to Defeat 60, 61, and 101

Post Date September 10, 2010

We have three easy ways for you to take action to protect Colorado’s kids from these three initiatives: Pledge to Vote NO, Volunteer an hour or two, or host a postcard writing party with your friends and neighbors!

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Sign the Open Letter to Colorado Voters

Post Date May 19, 2010

DECIDE may have been defeated this year, but the fight for better investment in our kids has just begun. Please add your name to Great Futures’ open letter to voters: we won’t let another year go by without giving voters a chance to improve resources for public education!

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There’s A Map For That

Post Date February 25, 2010

School Boards, administrators, teachers, and most importantly, students are grappling with how to deal with at least 6.12% cuts across the state for next year. Higher education institutions, students, and parents face possible tuition increases, as state funding for higher education faces down the Cliff.

We’re keeping close track of the impact of cuts across the state with local narratives (video and written), news articles, per pupil cut amounts, and specific cuts being considered. In fact, we’re giving people a chance to take action and …

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Granny Recap

Post Date December 23, 2008

Bringing 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 …

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