Policy Priorities

  • Bolster policies that connect more students to career-related education
  • Support policies that accelerate and expand high-quality college and career pathways
  • Refocus programs to better support equitable access for students
  • Oppose efforts to undermine programs that support high-quality pathways
  • Provide families with the resources to learn everywhere, such as direct financial aid to supplement their education
  • Support course choice by ensuring all students have access to meaningful curriculum and programs, regardless of location or school district
  • Ensure charter schools receive equitable public funding and have equal access to low or no rent facilities
  • Ensure funding is concentrated on student needs and interests, recognizing that it costs different amounts to educate different students
  • Expand seat time flexibility to allow for student learning outside of school without compromising funding
  • Support implementation of Proposition EE, which authorizes up to 10 hours a week of free preschool for all Colorado 4-year-olds
  • Support successful alignment and transition from preschool to elementary school
  • Ensure school performance data is transparent, accessible, and easily understood by parents
  • Identify new and meaningful measures that provide information on student growth, enable comparability, and ensure accountability
  • Oppose efforts to undermine or eliminate the state’s accountability system, including aspects focused on student performance and teacher evaluation