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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...
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...
5 Ways Great Ed Builds Grassroots Momentum
As legislative session has wrapped, we're closing out this season with a reminder of how grassroots power is vital in supporting a campaign. Great Education Colorado hosted the Get it Done! Advocacy Day with 40 Action Ambassadors who truly were remarkable and essential in getting in contact with legislators, explaining...
This is what Getting it done Looks Like
On April 16, Great Ed hosted our first “Get It Done” Advocacy Day, with the goal of getting the General Assembly to commit to full and fair funding of Colorado’s public schools. Nailed it. On that day, thanks to the leadership of the sponsor, Senator Cathy Kipp, the Senate overwhelmingly...
Keep Your Head in the Game
Between our state budget crisis and a dizzying barrage of federal Executive Orders and funding cuts, it’s hard to keep track of all the threats to public education. Here’s our summary: (TL;DR version: come to our Advocacy Day on April 16!) THE NOW This Year’s Budget: Last week, after months...
ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE BLUEPRINT
And so now we're here, right? We have two studies. The question is, what are we going to do with them? – Bret Miles, Executive Director of the Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE) The last week of January -- the members of the House and Senate Education Committees met...
The Adequacy Studies are Out. Now What?
BLOG POST: The Adequacy Studies are Out. Now What? It’s the most important news in school funding in a decade: On January 3, the Legislature received reports from two state-commissioned studies outlining the resources Colorado public schools need if we want every student to thrive. (You can find the two...