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Three Down, Two to Go!
When we launched the Get It Done! campaign, we outlined a five-step plan to move Colorado from chronically underfunded schools to a system that fully meets the needs of all students. With the historic final passage of House Joint Resolution 26-1028, we’ve completed the first three stages, and we are...
Snapshot: What the Protect Colorado’s Future Ballot Measure Could Mean for You and Your School District
Right now, community members across Colorado are gathering signatures for Initiative 195, the citizen initiative to create a graduated income tax that will both make our tax system more fair and raise at least $2 billion each year for K-12 public education, health care, and early childhood care and education....
Good News Alert: The Colorado House of Representatives is about to commit to implementing the Adequacy Studies
In January 2025, two historic state-commissioned School Funding Adequacy Studies were released. Ever since, Great Ed advocates have been calling on the Colorado State House and Senate to make a formal commitment to the goal of implementing those studies' recommendations – that is, to give schools the resources they require to meet the needs...
New (and Exciting) Math: 135 + 195 = Fully Funded Public Schools in Colorado
Here’s what Great Ed knows after two decades of advocating for public education: Coloradans believe in public education and want our schools to provide for well-resourced teachers, individual support, and effective programs that prepare students to succeed in careers, civic life, and life-long learning. Colorado’s outdated constitutional tax structure has...
MEDIA ADVISORY- Groups Rally at Capitol to Kick Off Signature Gathering for Graduated Income Tax
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – A broad coalition of grassroots, policy, advocacy groups, and supporters will hold a rally on the west steps of the Colorado Capitol to kick off a statewide campaign to collect signatures to get a graduated income tax ballot question on the November, 2026 ballot. WHO: Protect...
Exclusive: Polis says yes to federal vouchers. What about Bennet and Weiser?
Last week, at a gathering of private and religious school choice supporters, Governor Polis reconfirmed his decision to opt in to the federal voucher scheme created in the H.R. 1, the federal reconciliation bill, last year. (Under that plan, taxpayers can receive a 100% federal tax credit, up to $1,700,...
PRESS ADVISORY:
National Coalition of Public Education Advocates Responds to Senate Education Hearing, Urges Governors to Block Trump School Voucher Tax Scheme “More than 130 education organizations warn that a GOP-backed tax credit would divert public dollars to private schools and undermine public education nationwide.” Washington— On Wednesday, January 28th, immediately following...
Advocates Network REFRESH
Advocates Network Refresh: From Monthly Meeting to Year-Round Identity If you’ve been part of Great Education Colorado, you may already know the Advocates Network as our monthly virtual meeting — a welcoming space to learn about public education funding issues, connect with other advocates, and get actionable updates. Those conversations...
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...
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...