colorado education association
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PRO | Colorado’s educators support Amendment 73. Here’s why
There is only one job that is better than being an educator – being the new president of the Colorado Education Association, representing 35,000 educators in Colorado. As the new CEA president, this is an exciting time to be taking the helm with Amendment 73, pro-public education candidates at every level and an aggressive legislative…
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CON | Amendment 73 would kill jobs, feed bureaucracy — without helping our kids
I’m passionate about public education. I have dedicated my professional life to improving schools and expanding educational opportunities for Colorado’s students. But I’m adamantly opposed to Amendment 73. Proponents of Amendment 73 make a simple pitch to voters: we should tax the “rich” to fund education. But don’t be fooled, there’s nothing simple about it,…
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Polis holds Colorado apprentice program as example during congressional hearing
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jared Polis on Wednesday mentioned a Colorado program that encourages high school apprenticeships as a model for what Congress seeks to achieve through a workforce development initiative. Polis, D-Boulder, questioned expert witnesses during a hearing of the House Committee on Education and Workforce. “I’m also proud that Colorado is leading the…
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Despite primary attack ad, teachers back Polis now
What occurred at the state Capitol Tuesday was the tale of two tapes: one from Republican gubernatorial nominee Walker Stapleton in 2010 and another from May that Colorado education advocates spent over $1.1 million to put on TV to attack Jared Polis, who nonetheless won the Democratic nomination. About three dozen educators and legislators backing…
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PRIMARY 2018: Colorado’s winners and losers
Winners Jared Polis and Walker Stapleton: Presumed frontrunners from the beginning lived up to their billing, turning back the largest field of primary challengers in either party since at least World War II. And they both played to their bases, the hard left and hard right. Both survived runs at their integrity in negative ads,…
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Teachers union’s false attack in Colorado governor’s race
Colorado’s largest teachers union sent its 35,000 members a false attack on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Johnston. Johnston did not receive $2 million from a group advocating for the reform of the teachers’ pension fund, PERA. In fact, when challenged, the Colorado Education Association admitted the group did not give Johnston a dime. The CEA…
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Ready Colorado, Better Jobs hit radio for Walker Stapleton, education
An independent expenditure committee is spending $50,000 for Front Range radio spots to promote Walker Stapleton’s support of conservative educational values. Colorado Politics has been telling you for a while of the hundreds of thousands of dollars the teachers’ union, the Colorado Education Association, and other left-leaning education groups are spending to promote Democrat Cary…
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Hickenlooper signs pension-reform bill; vetoes 2 measures
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed several pieces of legislation Monday but also added to his veto tally. The governor signed into law a bill that lawmakers and pensioners hope will start the state on a path to shoring up a $32 billion shortfall in the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) pension plan for state workers…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Teachers union backs Neguse in 2nd CD Dem primary
There isn’t much time left for politicians and organizations to announce their endorsements in Colorado’s primary races. Ballots will be arriving in mailboxes within a few weeks and voters will be soon be voting, so expect a flood of announcements by early June from the big enchiladas who want to help their favored candidates win.…
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2018 Colo. legislature: Key players size up the game
Colorado Politics reached out to leading organizations that keep an eye on the Capitol for their analyses of the four-month session that ended May 9. Here’s a roundup. Colorado Education AssociationThe state teachers’ union closely followed changes to the public employees’ pension plan, which passed on the last night of the session. The $32 billion…