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Perspective on Amendment 87
To the Editor: Both of my parents spent 30 years working for Jeffco Public Schools. I graduated from Jeffco schools, and now my daughter attends one. Public education has shaped three generations of my family. That is why I wholeheartedly support Amendment 87. I have seen what happens when schools...
Education Supporters Are Speaking Up for Amendment 87
Across Colorado, people who care about public education are coming together in support of Amendment 87. Parents, educators, school board members, district leaders, and education support professionals bring different perspectives to this effort, but they share a goal: giving students the resources and opportunities they need to thrive. Their support...
Here are five ACTIONS you can take to support Amendment 87:
Amendment 87 — the Income Tax Fairness Act — will provide a tax cut for 97% of Colorado taxpayers including small businesses, seniors, and veterans. Every new dollar from Amendment 87, estimated to raise at least $2 billion per year, is locked in for K-12 schools, health care, and child care with an annual...
Jimmy Day to Moderate Youth Panel at Great Education Colorado’s 15th Annual Luncheon
Great Education Colorado is honored to welcome award-winning music educator Jimmy Day as the guest moderator of our youth panel at the 15th Annual Great Education Colorado Luncheon. Join us on October 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Denver Art Museum for an inspiring conversation that centers...
Colorado’s Rural Schools Cannot Keep Doing More With Less
Initiative 195 offers Colorado a chance to invest in students without forcing public schools to compete for an inadequate pool of funding By Juan Ramirez, Jr., Superintendent, Crowley County School District RE-1-J In rural Colorado, our schools are more than places where children attend class. They are the heart of...
A Word to Prowers County
Hello, Prowers County! As many of you know, for the last few weeks I have been collecting petition signatures to get Proposition 195 on the November state ballot. A LOT of you have patiently listened to me talk about how this small change to the Colorado income tax rate, slightly...
Easy as ABC
While chromebooks are being collected, graduation commencements are pomp and circumstance, and end of year lessons become reflective, the flame is still being fanned for public education. Some Colorado school boards are still meeting this June and this will be the final opportunity to be heard before plans to enjoy...
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...
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...