Great Schools, Thriving Communities

These are all funding issues. “While many former teachers said low pay or stagnant salaries contributed to their decisions, more cited increasing responsibilities for reporting and testing, dwindling support and coaching from administrators” ow.ly/21WH50vyTNY

“60% of parents and 75% of teachers say education funding is too low. Nearly equal shares say they would rather see cuts elsewhere than raise taxes for more school funding." ow.ly/os5P50vyTN7

“Teachers working one-on-one with students every day, students keeping track of their own learning and minimal behavior problems because everyone knows each other so well.” ow.ly/jWEO50vfGLv

Click here to learn HOW inadequate & inequitable funding affects our students: ow.ly/OHnq50vfGBE

"Schools don’t have the number of people needed to deal with sometimes extreme behaviors in young children. In a recent year, nearly every student in her class of 30 had a history of trauma" ow.ly/TiLH50v5mSF

Our teachers deserve more. Adequate & equitable funding is VITAL for our Colorado public schools. greatschoolsthrivingcommunities.org/resources/teac…

Colorado public schools must be adequately, equitably and sustainably funded. ow.ly/cL0k50uXL8n

Governor Polis unsuccessfully attempted to redirect money to mental health support in our schools. “I like the proposal. I think it is warranted. I think it would be appropriate, but if we don’t have the money, we don’t have it.” said Sen. Zenzinger. ow.ly/V0aD50uODft

Now that the 2019 legislative session has ended, it's time to take stock of what our legislators were able to achieve this year for public education funding. ow.ly/Id5150uODbJ

States are not investing adequately in public schools, Colorado in particular. ow.ly/lIHp50uGt3n #FundingMatters

According to a recent study, Colorado voters are in favor of increasing vocational learning opportunities for students. To make that happen for all Colorado schools, we need a funding solution that is sustainable, adequate and equitable.

The Learning Policy Institute states, “the adequacy and fairness of education funding are largely a result of legislative policy choices” but we know that in Colorado, these decisions are made by voters not legislators. Learn more here: learningpolicyinstitute.org/sites/default/…

"Marijuana Milestone" -- they may have raised over $1 billion in taxes since 2014, but fewer than $300 million of that has gone to Colorado public schools. We still have a lot of work to do!

Colorado ranks last in wage competitiveness for educators. Teacher retirements and attrition are accelerating while the number of students completing teacher training programs is declining. Further investment in public schools can reverse this trend. GreatSchoolsThrivingCommunities.org

@GSTC2018 represents 25+ groups, including traditional education associations, advocacy and civil rights groups. Our actions are intended to keep all options open in addressing the school funding crisis in Colorado. GreatSchoolsThrivingCommunities.org

This teacher shortage means large class sizes and an inability to meet the needs of all students. greatschoolsthrivingcommunities.org/resources/teac…

Fixing school funding in Colorado has been an ongoing conversation for 19 years. We are here to work with you to fix the school funding crisis. greatschoolsthrivingcommunities.org/get-involved/

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From legislative action tools to historic school funding resources, we’ve got what you need to empower your advocate journey! Check out our website now: GreatSchoolsThrivingCommunities.org