{"id":893,"date":"2022-05-04T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/?p=893"},"modified":"2026-07-30T22:41:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T22:41:22","slug":"teacher-appreciation-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/teacher-appreciation-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher Appreciation Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This Teacher Appreciation Week, we\u2019re especially grateful to the educators who have joined us to share their experience and expertise at the Capitol. This legislative session,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/prod-s-ssl-1196207203.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/colorado\/blog\/we-need-diversified-educators\">Asia<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/prod-s-ssl-1196207203.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/colorado\/blog\/science-reading-getting-results-my-c\">Megan,<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/prod-s-ssl-1196207203.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/colorado\/blog\/traditional-pathways-are-creating-barriers\">Brooke<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/prod-s-ssl-1196207203.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/colorado\/blog\/ive-never-seen-growth\">Molly<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/prod-s-ssl-1196207203.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/colorado\/blog\/removing-insurmountable-barriers\">Theresa<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/prod-s-ssl-1196207203.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/colorado\/blog\/real-results-my-scholars\">Laura<\/a>, and others delivered testimony at the Capitol to advocate for policies that will ensure high quality and equitable education opportunities in Colorado. Thank you investing your time and sharing your experience so that policymakers can learn from you and understand the impact of potential changes on students and teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/megan-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-899 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/megan-edited.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/megan-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/megan-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/megan-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/megan-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/megan-edited-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/megan-edited-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Early literacy educator Megan Bobroske testifies before the Senate Education Committee on Senate Bill 22-004. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Teacher Appreciation Week, we\u2019re especially grateful to the educators who have joined us to share their experience and expertise at the Capitol. This legislative session,&nbsp;Asia,&nbsp;Megan,&nbsp;Brooke,&nbsp;Molly,&nbsp;Theresa,&nbsp;Laura, and others delivered testimony at the Capitol to advocate for policies that will ensure high quality and equitable education opportunities in Colorado. 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