Great Education Colorado

Advocates Network Virtual Monthly Meeting
2026-03-10 16:30 - 17:30 (America/Denver)
Great Education Colorado’s Advocates Network meets every second Tuesday of the month at 4:30pm to hear from you and share opportunities where you can take action as an advocate for adequate and equitable funding for Colorado’s K12 public schools!
In each meeting, we listen to different perspectives, learn about current issues in school funding, and activate our leadership by taking action together.
This is Great Education Colorado’s community where aspiring change makers become action ambassadors for public education. Through the Advocates Network, Great Ed is preparing people to become confident education advocates. Where you can take action as an advocate for adequate and equitable funding for Colorado’s K12 public schools. Each month Great Ed’s Advocates Network community comes together to hear updates about public education and learn about opportunities to plug into education advocacy.

Every Student Welcome Network Office Hours
2026-03-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-05 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-03 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-02-26 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-02-24 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-02-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-02-17 13:00 - 14:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86055363497?pwd=[REDACTED]
Virtual Every Student Welcome Network website support office hours
Learn more about ESWN and how to use our online resource hub

Public School Strong Colorado Monthly Meeting
2026-03-05 17:00 - 18:00
Calling all public education advocates! Join us for the March organizing meeting of Public School Strong Colorado!
We’ll provide a brief update on the state of public education in Colorado before jumping into our organizing work! Returning attendees will talk about defending against the federal tax credit voucher program, learn how to support school funding ballot measures, and discuss keeping our students safe in school. New attendees will be oriented to Public School Strong Colorado.
Public School Strong Colorado is a collaboration between Great Education Colorado, Colorado Education Association, Colorado PTA, and Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, as well as our national partner HEAL Together. We meet the first Thursday of every month on Zoom at 5 pm MT.
Public School Strong Colorado is made up of parents, students, educators, advocates, and community members who are committed to honest, equitable, and fully funded public schools. We organize by school district across a variety of issues that affect Colorado’s public education system. Together, we will:
Advocate for all students in our school districts;
Connect with other advocates in our communities;
Join a nationwide movement to advance a vision of honest, equitable, and fully funded public education for every student

ESWN MONTHLY MEETING
2026-02-17 08:00 - 17:00

14th Annual Great Education Colorado Luncheon
2025-10-03 11:00 - 14:00 | Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St, Denver, CO, 80206, United States
Join Great Education Colorado for our 14th Annual Luncheon at Denver Botanic Gardens from 11AM- 2PM. We are Celebrating the Champions Who Get It Done! for Colorado Students

AMPE Meeting the Moment: The Fight for Our Public Schools
2025-08-20 17:30 - 19:30
The Fight for Our Public Schools
A Critical Conversation at a Critical Time
Today Colorado’s public schools face unprecedented challenges from federal funding cuts to privatization to economic uncertainty. Because of TABOR (and unlike other states), Colorado can not respond in a meaningful way to those challenges without a vote of the people.
Great Education Colorado’s Ambassadors for Public Education invite you for a discussion with special guests including House Assistant Majority Leader Jennifer Bacon and Colorado Superintendent of the Year Deirdre Pilch (Greeley-Evans District 6) about how school districts, legislators, advocates, and Great Ed are meeting the moment.

ESWN Summit
2025-07-21 08:00 - 17:00 | SpringHill Suites Denver Downtown, 1190 Auraria Parkway /, Denver, CO, 80204, United States

Get it Done! Advocacy Day
2025-04-16 08:00 - 15:00 | First Baptist Church of Denver, 1373 N Grant Street, Denver, CO, 80203, United States
🎉Get it Done! Advocacy Day is coming! 🏛️✨
📅 A full day of learning, action & impact at the Colorado State Capitol!
💬 Meet with legislators, speak up for public education, and sharpen your advocacy skills.
🍳 Free breakfast and lunch, good convos, and a Capitol photo op? Yes please.
🚀 Whether you’re new to advocacy or a pro, this is your moment to #GetItDone for our schools!

13th Annual Great Education Colorado Luncheon
2024-09-24 11:00 - 14:00 | Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St, Denver, CO, 80206, United States

12th Annual Great Education Colorado Luncheon
2023-10-04 12:00 - 14:00 | Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St, Denver, CO, 80206, United States
Register here:
https://www.greateducation.org/annual-luncheon
Sponsorship information can be found here:
https://www.greateducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-Luncheon-Sponsorship-Packet-v4.pdf

GEC ACTION SUMMIT: CREATING WELCOMING SCHOOLS
2023-09-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Double Tree Hilton, 13696 E Iliff Pl,, Aurora, Colorado, 80014

GEC ADVOCATES NETWORK MEETING
2023-09-12 16:30 - 17:30

10th Annual Great Education Colorado Luncheon
2021-10-06 12:00 - 14:00 | Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St, Denver, CO, 80206, United States
CLICK HERE to see event details and to register.

Power Up for Public Ed
2021-04-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Register Now for Power Up for Public Ed, a grassroots event, on April 7th at 6pm!
Once you register, we will send you the Zoom link for the event. Thank you for being a public education advocate!
Register here: https://greateducation.salsalabs.org/educationadvocacysummitregistration/index.html

9th Annual Great Education Colorado Luncheon
2019-10-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Hyatt Regency Denver At Colorado Convention Center, 650 15th St, Denver, CO, 80202, United States
Great Education Colorado’s annual luncheon each year honors a public education supporter. Past honorees include:

Cary Kennedy, Denver deputy mayor;
Elaine Gantz Berman, state board of education member;
George Sparks, president and CEO of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science;
Donna Lynne, President of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado;
Bob Deibel, President of OfficeScapes;
Daniel L. Ritchie, civic leader;
Sam and Nancy Gary, education advocates, philanthropists, and founders of Gary Community Investments.
Mike Ferrufino, President & CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Denver

The event honored Rollie and Josie Heath.
In 2014, for the first time Great Ed gave out a new award created in fond memory of our former Board Chair, Vicki Mattox, to recognize and celebrate those who have dedicated their lives to educating the students of Colorado. Recipients of this award have included Dr. Cynthia Stevenson, former Superintendent of Jefferson County School District, and Colorado’s superintendents.

2018 Great Futures Action Summit
2018-02-28 09:00 - 2020-11-30 15:30 | Driscoll Center at the University of Denver, 2055 E. Evans Ave., Denver, CO, 80210, United States
Action Summit: 9:00am – 3:30pm (Registration opens at 8:30am)
Social/Networking Hour: 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Agenda
Education is the bedrock of our strength as a state and, at this conference, we will be building toward a plan of action to support Colorado’s students and our state’s future.
We’re bringing people together from diverse communities to learn as a group, to get the word out to our own constituents, to discuss where we should go from here, and to get ready for meaningful action.
Who should attend?
Parents, educators, policymakers — anyone who believes in adequate and equitable funding for our schools. It’s time we address the growing inequities across districts, lost educational opportunities and a growing teacher shortage across our state. Come if you want to:

Learn about local and state funding issues
Gain skills to advocate for better investment in Colorado’s classrooms
Magnify your efforts by expanding your network
Commit to concrete action steps toward solving this unacceptable situation

Public schools not only empower our youth to realize their aspirations and dreams, but are the hub of community engagement, heart of the community and the economic engine to propel Colorado forward.
Become a part of a statewide coordinated effort to raise awareness and prepare Colorado voters to invest in our students, our communities and our state! Join hundreds of public education supporters from across Colorado and leave excited, fully engaged, and with a concrete plan of action to support all Colorado students.
