Our Stories
15 years ago, Stand for Children launched in Colorado, focused on improving educational outcomes for children, particularly those most often overlooked and underserved. For the last decade and a half, we have championed efforts to improve early literacy, advance equitable school funding, develop community leaders and parent advocates, strengthen early childhood education, increase the number […]
Stand Colorado advances solutions that increase opportunities for families, historically furthest from privilege, through meaningful partnerships with families, educators, schools, and policymakers. One of the ways we uphold this work is through our annual Advocacy Fellowship. Stand for Children Colorado Advocacy Fellows are community leaders advocating for policy solutions towards a stronger Colorado. With the support of […]
Great news: Amendment 80 was rejected by Colorado voters. Disguised as a measure seeking to protect school choice in the state constitution, which Colorado families already have, Amendment 80 would have taken a permanent first step toward creating a voucher system, which would use taxpayer dollars to bankroll elite private school tuition. “Our schools need more teachers, […]
We cannot allow funding for public schools to be sent to private schools. Disguised as a measure seeking to protect school choice in the state constitution, which Colorado families already have, Amendment 80 takes a permanent first step towards creating a voucher system, which would use taxpayer dollars to bankroll elite private school tuition. Voucher […]
Stand Colorado advances solutions that increase opportunities for families, historically furthest from privilege, through meaningful partnerships with families, educators, schools, and policymakers. One of the ways we uphold this work is through our annual Advocacy Fellowship. Stand for Children Colorado Advocacy Fellows are community leaders advocating for policy solutions towards a stronger Colorado. With the support of […]
Stand Colorado advances solutions that increase opportunities for families, historically furthest from privilege, through meaningful partnerships with families, educators, schools, and policymakers. One of the ways we uphold this work is through our annual Advocacy Fellowship. Stand for Children Colorado Advocacy Fellows are community leaders advocating for policy solutions towards a stronger Colorado. With the support of […]
