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Today, the House Judiciary Committee will hear SB26-115 Post-Conviction Relief for Certain Offenders. This bill updates Colorado law to expand access to post-conviction relief for eligible individuals after a criminal conviction. The bill allows certain offenders to seek sentence reconsideration or relief under specified conditions, creating an additional legal pathway for courts to review cases after sentencing. Stand […]
Stand for Children Colorado Executive Director Krista Spurgin has an op-ed in the Denver Post making the case for bell-to-bell cell phone policies in Colorado schools. Every school district in Colorado must adopt a cell phone policy by July 1, 2026. Krista’s piece explains why the type of policy matters just as much as having […]
Primary Election Day is June 30, 2026 Stand for Children Colorado announced the endorsement of candidates for the June 30, 2026 primary election. Candidates seeking Stand’s endorsement complete a questionnaire and are interviewed by a panel of parents and community members. Stand and the parents, educators, and community members we work with will now engage to get […]
Pueblo School District 60 is writing its cell phone policy right now, and that means the next few days matter. If we want students to be able to focus on what matters most at school — learning, connecting with teachers, and building healthy peer relationships — it’s important that district leaders hear from the community. […]
We have an update on the Douglas County cell phone policy. This week, the school board passed a policy that falls short of what we asked for and what students deserve. Elementary and middle schoolers will have phone-free school days. High schoolers will not. The high school policy allows phone use during passing periods and […]
Last night, the DPS Communication Devices Advisory Committee (CDAC) held its final meeting and official finalized its recommendations to the Board of Education. Here is what happened: CDAC members worked through final language and aligned on a set of recommendations that reflect months of input from students, families, and educators. Across the conversation, there was […]
