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BARBARA O’BRIEN | Five goals for Colorado’s next governor
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COMMENTARY: This is part of our series of contributed essays, “Imagine a Great Colorado.” See below for more. It was the honor of a lifetime to serve as Colorado’s 47th lieutenant governor. Talking with people everywhere from small towns to cities gives you a deep respect for the character of the state. Driving from Grand…
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FEEDBACK | Three hot buttons: education, abortion and global warming
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Cary Kennedy is the real leader on education Having seen Jared Polis’s misleading campaign ad attacking Cary Kennedy for the umpteenth time, I am sharing some direct insight about his claim that he “led” the effort to increase funding for every school in Colorado – and from where the actual leadership came. I was the…
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Colo. teachers have a lot to sweat out in 2018 legislature’s final days
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Colorado teachers have a lot riding on the final two weeks of this year’s legislative session, both in policy and politics, from their weekly paycheck to their future pension. The House of Representatives this week is expected to debate and vote on a fix to the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association, a plan to shore…
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Colorado teachers unions throw support behind Democrat Cary Kennedy in governor’s race
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cary Kennedy has landed the backing of two powerful Colorado teachers unions, her campaign said. The Colorado Education Association and the state chapter of the American Federation of Teachers endorsed Kennedy, a former state treasurer, on Wednesday at her campaign headquarters inside a converted, historic elementary school in Denver. Kennedy wrote and…
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Cary Kennedy releases education plan but few details on paying for it
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cary Kennedy rolled out her education plan for Colorado Thursday. The plan, her campaign says, will make sure that by the time a Colorado kid turns 19 – “regardless of where they live and how much their family makes” – is prepared for higher education. “As governor I will make education our…
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State Rep. Pete Lee reveals bid for Mike Merrifield’s Senate seat at Democratic forum in Colorado Springs
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State Rep. Pete Lee, a term-limited Colorado Springs Democrat, announced Saturday night that he’s running for the Senate District 11 seat held by state Sen. Mike Merrifield in next year’s election. Lee was among several candidates for Congress, the Colorado Legislature and statewide offices at a three-hour forum sponsored by the El Paso County Democratic…
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Noonan: Poor school funding over eight years leads to low four-year state graduation rates
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Colorado’s four-year high school graduation rate is bad. That should be no surprise. According to Education Week, Colorado achieved a 77 percent graduation rate in 2016, seventh from the bottom. Neighbor New Mexico has the lowest rate at 69 percent and Nebraska has the second highest rate at 90 percent. It’s interesting that road quality in…
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Democrat Cary Kennedy talks opportunity as she launches campaign for governor of Colorado
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For Democrat Cary Kennedy, a former state treasurer and former deputy mayor of Denver, it’s all about opportunity, and that’s what she wanted to talk about as she prepared to make her run for governor of Colorado official. Kennedy is the fourth Democrat to jump in the primary race for the chance to take…
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State ed funding stable in mid-year adjustment
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For the first time in a decade, the state’s share of education funding in Colorado will not need a mid-year adjustment. However, a drop in enrollment and local revenue will still hit school districts, members of the Joint Budget Committee learned Tuesday, Jan. 24. Committee staff member Craig Harper presented the Department of Education‘s supplemental…
