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Tell your legislators: "Show me you support public education!"

Public education is your priority. It should be your state senator's and representative's, too. Here's a really easy way to tell them exactly what they need to do to show it: pass the Governor's request for $110 more per student (to start catching up to what we spent before the recession) and pass HB18-1232 to make Colorado's school finance system more fair and adequate.

Did you know? More than 95% of Colorado's superintendents have agreed to a modernized, student-centric school finance plan (HB18-1232). All our legislators have to do is pass it. We're not even asking them to find the funding for it!

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Just the facts:

Public education is the foundation for thriving communities, a qualified workforce, and a vibrant economy.
Colorado is funding our schools at a level that's $830 million below pre-recession levels (adjusted for inflation). That's almost $1,000 per student!
Colorado has one of the strongest economies in the nation, so there are more dollars available to spend this year.

Your legislators need to know that you expect them to make education a priority for those new dollars!

Make Public Education a Priority for your representative!

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Subject: Public education is my priority

Message:

As your constituent, I am writing to let you know that I am watching this legislative session closely, with my eye on several important measures for public education. Here is what it means to support public education this session: -- The budget you pass should, at a minimum adopt the Governor's request to decrease the Budget Stabilization (a.k.a. "Negative") Factor by $100 million, and to provide an additional $30 million in one-time dollars for rural districts. -- You must support HB18-1232 to modernize Colorado's quarter-century-old School Finance Act. When over 95% of Colorado's superintendents agree on how to more fairly distribute funding for schools, it's time to take notice and respect the consensus plan. We're not even asking the legislature to do the hard work of finding the necessary funding for it. What do you possibly have to lose from listening to the experts? I hope you'll let me know where you stand on these critical matters. As a public education supporter, it's important to me to know that I'm being represented by someone who feels the same. Thank you for your consideration and public service.

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Tell your legislators: "Show me you support public education!"

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Make Public Education a Priority for your representative!

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