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Governor’s Budget: To avoid bringing back the BS Factor, we need to count less kids.

Though lost in the flurry of pre-election news and activity, the Governor's 2025-26 proposed state budget was released last Friday.  We’re not going to sugar coat it: it’s bad news for schools. While the Governor’s Transmittal Letter to the legislature tries to paint a rosy picture of “historic investments” in...
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The 2024 Election Results

In a victory for public education in Colorado, voters have defeated Amendment 80. Public education voters like you realized that Amendment 80 for what it was – a measure that would open the floodgates to mass privatization – and you rejected it at the ballot.  Over the past few months,...
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NEWS UPDATE: DISTRICTS OPPOSE AMENDMENT 80

Amendment 80 on the upcoming Colorado ballot proposes allowing public funds to be used for private school funding. This amendment has raised concerns among public education advocates, [see the official website] as it could divert critical resources away from public schools, potentially leading to decreased funding for teacher salaries, classroom...
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No More B.S. — including about the B.S. Factor.

The B.S. Factor Could Be Ending. Let’s Party Like It’s 1989! On November 1, Governor Polis delivered a FY2024 budget that included a school funding milestone: the end of the “Budget Stabilization Factor.”  It is indeed historic. For the first time in 13 years, the state is keeping a promise...
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Working To Create A Safer Environment

By: Jessica Rivera The safety of the students at school is something that is really important to thecommunity. Here at North High School, there has been an extremely large amount of fightsduring the past few months. As school started up again, the multiple altercations betweenstudents has begun to negatively affect...
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“More Money Doesn’t Mean Better Education”

More funding is necessary to continue increase seen in CMAS scores. I've heard it thousands of times over the past 20 years: "More money doesn't mean better education." That cliche never was and still isn't true. Decades of research have demonstrated that increased funding for public schools does indeed result in improved...
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In a Post-Affirmative Action World, we must double down on public schools

When the Supreme Court ruled earlier this summer that institutions of higher education cannot consider race in their admission decisions, they undermined the concept of “affirmative action,” one of few well-established tools designed to acknowledge and rectify the continuing and tangible legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, and redlining. The term...
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Great Ed announces 2022 Public Education Voter Slate

https://youtu.be/ij5EakEZ3Us Click HERE or the image to learn more about each proposition! We're making it easy to navigate the MANY propositions on this year's ballot as they relate to PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORTERS!
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11th Annual Great Education Colorado Luncheon

This year, the Great Education Colorado Luncheon will be a celebration of the community leaders whose efforts provide pathways for Colorado's students to find their passion, place and purpose in their careers – a critical component of Great Ed's vision of a Colorado where all students graduate prepared to “lead their best...
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