News Category: Great Education Colorado
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Colorado Parents, Educators, and Advocates Urge Gov. Polis to Reject Trump’s Federal Voucher Plan That Drains Public School Funding
December 3, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Lisa Weil 720-217-6239 lisa@greateducation.org Colorado Parents, Educators, and Advocates Urge Gov. Polis to Reject Trump’s Federal Voucher Plan That Drains Public School Funding Advocates warn the program would divert millions from Colorado classrooms amid federal cuts...
If We Had Enough Money
By: Caris Schildt I walk through the halls and look At all of the damaged things around. An intercom that I cannot understand, Bathrooms that are barely functioning, Sinks that spray you, And programs that are unfunded. Why is it that public schools do not get recognized? One short answer...
School Funding
Alejandro P I am a sixteen year old student who attends Center High School.Now you have to understand that a lot of migrant students attend Center High School due to being the place where migrant families can find agricultural jobs. My school really needs funding to help ESL learners and...
Proclamation in Action
Kristen Wnuck - Great Ed Public Affairs Coordinator On August 27, Great Education Colorado’s Executive Director, Lisa Weil, spoke to the Denver Public Schools Board of Education about the Get It Done! campaign. She talked about the state-commissioned adequacy studies, whose results tell us what resources our schools need so...
Why is School Funding Important?
Melany Munoz The vision of an inclusive and welcoming future school system embodies the principles of equity, access to resources, and a diverse, respectful, and nurturing environment. This essay will explore what such a school could look like in the next couple of years, highlighting the key components that make...
No More Pickleball with Education Funds
In an intense whiplash of back and forth, lawsuits and petitions from democrat and republican representatives, States have succeeded in the requests for releasing the approved 2025 budgeted funds. A letter from the US Education Department announced that it will be releasing all federal funding that had been withheld by the Trump...
When we F.I.G.H.T– we Get It Done!
Nearly three years ago, the American Birthright Standards were the hottest topic in the Colorado education landscape as the social studies revisions were being reviewed. Districts in their authorized autonomy, were considering whether or not to adopt a certain curriculum and the state was ablaze, not in the mile-high way...
SCHOOL
By: Tanishka Tagare School, a place where knowledge ignites. A place of curiosity where minds are set free, A pathway to a future they yearn to see. Halls where hopes and dreams soar, And they keep aspiring, more and more. School, a place of, Cognitive thinking, Honor, Opportunity, Optimism, Limitless...
