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Our tool kit will help you get a handle on important issues 27 Aug 2013 | 01:43 am
The right tools for the job. When it comes to understanding issues and challenges facing our state, we've got them – videos, summaries, presentations, infographics. Colorado voters have a bigger job ...
Investments in education boost economy, report finds 23 Aug 2013 | 02:14 am
The Bell along with the Colorado Fiscal Institute and the Colorado Center on Law and Policy sent out a press release today concerning a report issued by the Economic Policy Institute. The report shows...
Straight talk on health care reform: New insurance rates 21 Aug 2013 | 02:49 am
Colorado's Division of Insurance has approved 541 health insurance plans offered by 18 companies for insurance coverage next year.
Achievement gap a hurdle in reaching Common Core 15 Aug 2013 | 10:29 pm
Forty-five states and the District of Columbia have recently adopted new academic standards known as the Common Core State Standards. They outline clear and rigorous expectations for what students sho...
Early Colleges set students up for post-secondary success 13 Aug 2013 | 11:20 pm
The Early College High School Initiative is a program that seeks to narrow the achievement gap among minority and disadvantaged students in post-secondary education. Early Colleges, which are one for...
Bell urges voters to commit to kids, back Amendment 66 13 Aug 2013 | 02:48 am
Every election is important, but this November, Colorado voters can cast a ballot to help every student in our state succeed. They can make history by modernizing the way we pay for our K-12 schools. ...
In U.S., economic mobility often tied to where you live 8 Aug 2013 | 09:54 pm
A recent study by a team from Harvard University and the University of California at Berkeley received national news coverage for its groundbreaking work showing the importance of location on upward i...
Straight talk on health care reform: ACA and Colorado 2 Aug 2013 | 02:26 am
A new website report shows how the Affordable Care Act is helping Coloradans and how the law will help even more families and small businesses in the coming months. The report, How the Health Care La...
Red flags raised on proposals to alter need-based grants 31 Jul 2013 | 10:35 pm
Later this year, Congress is due to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, which provides federal need-based grants to students seeking post-secondary education. As part of this process, Congress is co...
Greater tax revenues seen under Senate immigration bill 24 Jul 2013 | 09:59 pm
The estimated 180,000 undocumented immigrants in Colorado currently pay about $152 million each year in state and local taxes. The amount of taxes they pay is projected to increase by $43 million annu...
