Colorado Education Policy

Colorado Department of Education
This site provide comprehensive information on education in Colorado. Topics range from school accountability to charter schools and school choice.

CDE Legislative Summary Page
This is a service offered by the Colorado Department of Education, which annually assembles and summarizes legislation passed by the Colorado General Assembly affecting Colorado K-12 education.

Colorado Association of School Boards
CASB advocates the interests of local boards of education to groups both within and outside the education community. CASB also provides information, services and training programs to support school board members as they govern their local school districts.

Colorado Education Association
"The Colorado Education Association is a voluntary membership organization of 34,000 K-12 teachers and education support personnel; higher education faculty and support personnel; retired educators; and students preparing to become teachers" (web site quote).

Colorado Center for Policy Studies
Located at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, this policy center applies economic principles and research results to critical policy issues at the state and local levels. CCPS has programs on
Education Policy, Tax Policy, and Growth Issues Policy.

Education Commission of the States
ECS "is an interstate compact created in 1965 to improve public education by facilitating the exchange of information, ideas and experiences among state policymakers and education leaders. As a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization involving key leaders from all levels of the education system, ECS creates unique opportunities to build partnerships, share information and promote the development of policy based on available research and strategies" (web site quote).

Education News Colorado
A news service devoted to continuing, in-depth coverage of education policymaking in the legislature and state government and to serious analysis of such issues as school choice, accountability and education
reform.

EdNews Blog
A blog focused on Colorado education policy. The blog is connected with "Education News Colorado" and sponsored by the Public Education & Business Coalition.