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