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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.
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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 …