News Category: Great Education Colorado
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Governor’s Budget Release: Good News or Bad for Schools?
The governor’s proposed budget is not good news for schools. Even though recent headlines indicate funding increases, those increases do not keep pace with inflation. This funding deficit results in a lack of buying power at our schools. The immense and growing funding deficit for schools is the real story....
Media Release: Open Letter to State Leaders
Education advocacy organizations release guiding principles Open letter to state leaders provides guidance and asks for bold, visionary leadership in addressing the funding crisis DENVER—October 28, 2016—Fifteen organizations representing diverse and broad stakeholders signed an open letter to Governor Hickenlooper, Colorado legislators and state board of education members. Issued before...
Great Ed honors Daniel L. Ritchie at 6th annual luncheon
The 6th Annual Great Education Colorado Luncheon was held September 28, 2016, honoring civic leader Daniel L. Ritchie with a special recognition of Colorado's teachers. This sold out event was a special day of recognition, optimism and progress toward creating a Colorado where all children graduate prepared to lead their...
Design a state budget that reflects your values
Mission: Possible allows Coloradans to design their own state budget, share the results Great Education Colorado and the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) have developed Mission: Possible, an interactive online budget simulation that allows Coloradans to make their own spending and revenue choices for the state budget. Great Ed and CASB teamed up on this...
Your Community, Your Future, Your Vote
Our schools, our roads, our sidewalks, our trails, our parks...they're all the result of people like you voting every election they can. However, the work isn't done yet. We still have a ways to go to make Colorado and our communities better for everyone. So, come this November—are you in?...
2016 Great Education Colorado Impact Report
With more than 20,000 supporters in over 200 communities across Colorado, Great Education Colorado is a statewide, nonpartisan advocacy organization that brings grassroots muscle to the fight for improved investment in public education. Check out our accomplishments for the first 6 months of this year in our 2016 Great Ed...
Is more money really going to improve education?
Studies demonstrate that well-targeted dollars have a direct, positive effect on student outcomes. To list just a few: A study published in 2015 showed that a 10% increase in school funding for low-income students resulted in a 9.5% increase in their earnings as adults. Investing in smaller class sizes matters....
If this measure passes, what prevents the legislature from reducing the amount they would have funded K12 education?
This ballot measure requires at least 35% of the additional revenue to be directed to education, including pre-school through 12th grade education, vocational education and higher education. As in every legislative session, the legislature has the ability to cut education in order to fund other areas of the state budget....
What is the language set by the Title Board for the measures?
The Title Board met on April 6 and set title for the following three versions of the ballot measure: Measure #116 A change to the Colorado Revised Statutes permanently authorizing the state to retain and spend all state revenues that exceed the constitutional limitation on state fiscal year spending, and,...
Just look at what you did
Just a few days ago, we asked public education supporters around Colorado to stand with Colorado's school superintendents — either in person or in spirit — at the state capitol, as they called on the legislature for adequate funding of schools. The response was overwhelming. Thousands of Coloradans joined you...