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Thank You for Voting to Preserve Funding

adminz5 — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:32:49 +0000

Thank you to our members and community who voted NO on 60, 61 and 101! Thanks for your hard work and dedication on educating the community on the ballot issues. On November 2, 2010, Colorado voters soundly defeated Amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101 by margins of more than two to one. Colorado said NO to slashing taxes and slashing public services; no to dismantling our schools, colleges and universities; no to destroying the safety net that protects Colorado’s kids. We regret that so many had to fight so hard just to stay where we are, but we will continue to advocate to put education first.

Colorado PTA Legislative Network

adminz5 — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:42:10 +0000

Dear Friends of Education, We all know about what’s happening to education. State funding has been cut and is about to be cut even more. Teachers are being laid off resulting in larger class size. Many important programs are no longer available. Districts are charging for busing, increasing the cost of school lunch, sports and other extra-curricular activities and so on. And don’t even think about the cost of sending kids to college. If you think that’s bad, wait till you hear what else could happen if Proposition 101 and Amendments 60 and 61 are passed by the voters in November! Join the legislative network

Learn More About Decide

adminz5 — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:36:03 +0000

DECIDE stands for “Decide: Education Cuts OR Invest in our Democracy and Economy.”DECIDE is a proposed referred measure that would give voters the chance to DECIDE whether they want an alternative to balancing our state budget by making deep and irreparable cuts to Colorado’s public schools, colleges and universities. What would DECIDE do?DECIDE would allow voters to grant authority to the legislature to increase revenues in order to prevent more cuts to education and invest in K-12 and higher education. New revenues could be used for accountable education reform, class size reduction, school safety, technology, effective teaching, early childhood education and full-day kindergarten, career technical education, higher education and more. Learn more here.

View the Map, Sign the Petition

adminz5 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:40:21 +0000

The Great Futures Colorado Campaign is a coalition of community organizations that advocates for implementation of, and adequate funding for, an education system that will prepare all children for the challenges of the 21st century – as outlined in the “core principles” of the Campaign’s “Membership Statement.” The Campaign provides member organizations with a platform and simple tools for united action toward our shared vision.Our Core Principles:

Public education is the bedrock of our democracy, fundamental to individual opportunity, and the key to Colorado’s economic recovery, prosperity and future.
Colorado must provide its students with a public education system – preschool through college – that enables every child to learn to high standards, to become well-rounded, life-long learners, and to compete successfully in the 21^st century global economy.
Colorado’s public education system must both demand accountability from educators, parents, students and policymakers and provide them with the support and resources necessary for students to be successful.
Colorado needs a public education system that has adequate funding – fairly raised and equitably distributed – to provide quality teaching and appropriate educational opportunities for every student and to make student-centered, evidence-based, sustainable education reform possible.
For those who care about Colorado’s current and future students, inaction is no longer an option.

Click here to view the interactive Great Futures map and add your voice to our petition!