5 Ways Great Ed Builds Grassroots Momentum
06/03/25 from Great Education Colorado
As legislative session has wrapped, we’re closing out this season with a reminder of how grassroots power is vital in supporting a campaign. Great Education Colorado hosted the Get it… The post 5 Ways Great Ed Builds Grassroo...
This is what Getting it done Looks Like
04/30/25 from Great Education Colorado
On April 16, Great Ed hosted our first “Get It Done” Advocacy Day, with the goal of getting the General Assembly to commit to full and fair funding of Colorado’s… The post This is what Getting it done Looks Like appeared first on G...
From Well-Funded Halls to Bare Classroom Walls
04/30/25 from Great Education Colorado
By: Sree Sharma This image shows the importance of school funding on a students’ future opportunities. By placing twoblack-and-white images side by side, I emphasize the difference between the outcome… The post From Well-Fund...
Public Affairs Coordinator
04/23/25 from Great Education Colorado
Job OverviewThe Public Affairs Coordinator will play a key role in amplifying and supporting GreatEducation Colorado’s policy, advocacy, and communications initiatives. The ideal candidateis passionate about educational equity, highly or...
Open Arms
04/11/25 from Great Education Colorado
by Dikshya Gauli In a school where hearts are open wide, Inclusion’s the tide, diversity’s pride. A tapestry of voices, cultures, and dreams, A rainbow of faces in harmonious streams.… The post Open Arms appeared first ...
Keep Your Head in the Game
04/11/25 from Great Education Colorado
Between our state budget crisis and a dizzying barrage of federal Executive Orders and funding cuts, it’s hard to keep track of all the threats to public education. Here’s our… The post Keep Your Head in the Game appeared first on ...
Money’s Chokehold on Education
03/07/25 from Great Education Colorado
This artwork portrays how money influences our education system. It shows that thequality of education often depends on one’s financial resources. The image challenges usto imagine an education system free… The post Money’s C...
Piggy Bank
02/05/25 from Great Education Colorado
Faith Abraham The post Piggy Bank appeared first on Great Education Colorado .
ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE BLUEPRINT
02/05/25 from Great Education Colorado
And so now we’re here, right? We have two studies. The question is, what are we going to do with them? – Bret Miles, Executive Director of the Colorado Association… The post ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE BLUEPRINT appeared first on...
All Colorado schools to remain closed for the rest of the academic year
04/21/20 from Politics & Policy – Chalkbeat
The governor's office announced the closure Monday, even as Gov. Jared Polis laid out a plan for a partial reopening of many non-essential businesses. The post All Colorado schools to remain closed for the rest of the academic year appea...
‘A real daughter of Detroit’: 5-year-old is youngest in Michigan to die from COVID-19
04/20/20 from Diversity & Equity – Chalkbeat
The death of a 5-year-old Detroit girl resonates in a city where the school community has been hit hard by coronavirus. The post ‘A real daughter of Detroit’: 5-year-old is youngest in Michigan to die from COVID-19 appeared first on Chal...
Longtime closed Memphis school could be used as field hospital site for coronavirus patients
04/20/20 from Community & Wraparound Programs – Chalkbeat
The proposal to use the shuttered Georgia Avenue Elementary School building is set to be presented to the Shelby County Schools board Tuesday for a vote next week. The post Longtime closed Memphis school could be used as field hospital s...
Coronavirus death toll for NYC education department climbs to 63
04/20/20 from Teaching & Classroom – Chalkbeat
Paraprofessionals, who are much more likely to be black or Hispanic than traditional classroom teachers and earn significantly less money, have been the hardest hit. The post Coronavirus death toll for NYC education department climbs to ...
For NYC students learning English, remote learning can come with steep barriers
04/20/20 from Teaching & Classroom – Chalkbeat
Students learning a new language need a host of supports, and losing that in-person help can be disorienting, teachers say. The post For NYC students learning English, remote learning can come with steep barriers appeared first on Chalkb...
Emotional needs, instructional support top concerns for Colorado school districts doing remote learning
04/20/20 from Teaching & Classroom – Chalkbeat
A Colorado school district needs assessment found that concerns about mental and emotional health now top educators concerns as districts roll out remote learning. The post Emotional needs, instructional support top concerns for Colorado...
Amid disruption of closed schools, how one Illinois superintendent finds hope
04/20/20 from Teaching & Classroom – Chalkbeat
The great coronavirus disruption will rewrite the future of education, says Teresa Lance of Thornton Fractional 215 near the Indiana-Illinois border. The post Amid disruption of closed schools, how one Illinois superintendent finds hope ...
Pandemic diary: How one Chicago Latina is regaining her high school momentum
04/20/20 from Community & Wraparound Programs – Chalkbeat
The coronavirus crisis has threatened a precarious foothold in Chicago’s middle class that some Latino families have worked for years to gain. The post Pandemic diary: How one Chicago Latina is regaining her high school momentum appeared...
Memphis's long-term plan to get students online could cost as much as $77 million
04/18/20 from Teaching & Classroom – Chalkbeat
The plan comes a month after Superintendent Joris Ray said the coronavirus pandemic amplified the glaring inequities of internet and laptop access in Memphis. The post Memphis's long-term plan to get students online could cost as mu...
Who is showing up for remote learning? About 84% of NYC students, new data show.
04/17/20 from Politics & Policy – Chalkbeat
On an average day, roughly 16% of NYC public school students have not been in touch with their schools, according to new attendance data. The post Who is showing up for remote learning? About 84% of NYC students, new data show. appeared ...