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Join us between 7:30-9:00 AM and 4:00-6:30 PM on Monday, October 31 and Tuesday, November 1 (Election Day!) to wave Prop 103 yard signs at busy intersections to remind people to Vote YES on 103! See a suggested list of sign-waving locations below, and let us know where you’ll be on the Great Ed Facebook Page.  Bring your friends!
You can pick-up yardsigns at the Great Ed Office located in the garden level of 1000 E. 16th Ave Denver, CO 80218. Call us before you come in at (303)722-5901.
If you know …

Find out about the initiative that Great Ed Action supporters helped gather signatures for!

For over five years, Great Education Colorado Action has taken on these important fights:
– educating and advocating for better funding of schools, colleges and universities;
– proposing legislation to provide a sane alternative to constant education cuts;
– opposing dangerous schemes like the “Bad Three,” and
– supporting positive proposals — like Senator Heath’s proposal for the November 2011 ballot to restore 1999 tax rates to prevent further irreversible cuts to schools.
Our continuing mission is to ensure that all Colorado’s student get the educational opportunities and support they need to succeed and thrive. …

Q: What does Proposition 103 do?
A: Prop 103 would restore state income, corporate and sales taxes to their 1999 levels for the benefit of education:
• Corporate income tax and personal income tax rates would increase from 4.63% to 5%.
• The state sales tax rate would increase from 2.9% to 3%.
• The initiative would raise an anticipated $532 million per year.
• The new funds would go toward preventing further cuts to education — preschool through higher education – and, depending on the economy and recovery, could begin restoring funding for some of the devastating …

Year after year of deep education cuts continue to impact students all across the state.  From aging textbooks to less time in school to narrowing curriculum, we collected stories about the impact of  those cuts.  Click here to view a selection of those stories.
So, what’s the good news? Help is on the way!  Great Ed Action is working with a number of other groups to speed the day when Coloradans will have a chance to weigh in, and vote to stop the cuts.  Stay Tuned!

Click here to learn more about Amendments 60, 61, and Proposition 101.

Great futures start with a great education, but great education will be impossible in Colorado, if Amendments 60, 61, or Proposition 101 pass this November.

At our One-Stop Shop, you can:

Pledge to Vote NO
Sign-up to Volunteer
Host a Postcard Writing Party to Help Defeat 60, 61, and 101 (Click here to learn more about what it means to host a party — we make it really easy and fun!)

Click here to see a list of public Postcard Parties …

Click here to get more information about DECIDE
In a 35-30 vote, the Colorado House of Representatives failed to reach the two-thirds majority vote and the Senate never brought it to the vote necessary to put DECIDE (HCR 1002) on the ballot in November 2010.  Great Education Colorado — a member of the Great Futures Colorado coalition, which proposed the referendum — issued the following statement:
We are deeply disappointed that the voters will not have any opportunity on the November 2010 ballot to prevent and reverse …

The voting record on DECIDE / HCR 1002.

Prime Sponsors:
Rep. Debbie Benefield
Sen. Suzanne Williams
Sen. Chris Romer
Co-sponsors:
Rep. Jerry Frangas
Rep. Wes McKinley
Rep. Mike Merrifield
Rep. Karen Middleton
Rep. Cherylin Peniston
Rep. Joe Rice
Rep. Christine Scanlan
Rep. Sue Schafer
Rep. Judy Solano
Rep. Nancy Todd
Rep. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
Rep. Edward Casso
Rep. Randy Fischer
Rep. Sara Gagliardi
Rep. Daniel Kagan
Rep. Jeanne Labuda
Rep. Claire Levy
Rep. Beth McCann
Rep. Joe Miklosi
Rep. Sal Pace
Rep. Jack Pommer
Rep. Dianne Primavera
Rep. Su Ryden
Rep. John Soper
Rep. Max Tyler
Rep. Ed Vigil
Rep. Paul Weissman
Sen. Bob Bacon
Sen. Brandon Shaffer
Otherwise supporting (voting on the floor or in committee, or otherwise informing constituents of …

As of May 5, 2010, the following Colorado State Legislators have not yet taken a public stance on House Concurrent Resolution 1002 or Senate Concurrent Resolution 002, known as DECIDE (for “Decide: Education Cuts or Invest in our Democracy and Economy”). 
Make sure your voice is heard loud and clear by calling the names on this list — any time, day or night — and leaving the simple message: “I am calling to ask you a question of critical importance to the children and higher ed students of this …