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“Parents want the opportunity to find the right educational path for their kids. Policymakers must break down barriers that stand in their way.”

Republicans are poised to net another seat on the Colorado State Board of Education after last week’s election. State elections returns on Monday show Republicans are leading the three contested races, including in the highly competitive Congressional District 8.

The ballot measure has drawn the attention — and funding — of several political groups for its divisive interpretation.

“Colorado was once at the national vanguard of expanding school choice. Now we can be a leader again by protecting our school choice rights in the state constitution and voting yes on Amendment 80.”

“It is clearly just a blatant attack on charter schools and charter school families,” said Brenda Dickhoner, president and CEO of conservative education organization Ready Colorado, which signed onto a letter opposing the bill with a bipartisan group of education advocates earlier this week.

The ballot measure has drawn the attention — and funding — of several political groups for its divisive interpretation.

“Colorado was once at the national vanguard of expanding school choice. Now we can be a leader again by protecting our school choice rights in the state constitution and voting yes on Amendment 80.”

“It is clearly just a blatant attack on charter schools and charter school families,” said Brenda Dickhoner, president and CEO of conservative education organization Ready Colorado, which signed onto a letter opposing the bill with a bipartisan group of education advocates earlier this week.

“With the formula change, the state can really target those resources to the kids who need the most,” said task force member Brenda Dickhoner, CEO of the conservative education advocacy group Ready Colorado. “We are really moving away from a one-size-fits-all educational model to a really individualized model that takes place in a variety of different types of educational settings. And I think that is what’s going to close our achievement gaps.”

“The proposed formula is simple, equitable, and focuses on what should be our top priority, which is students,” said Brenda Dickhoner, president and CEO of Ready Colorado, a conservative education reform group and member of the task force.

“With a majority of our students not reading, writing or doing math at grade level, we would urge the CEA to focus on improving student outcomes instead of dismantling an economic system that promotes human prosperity and innovation,” Dickhoner said.

“The audit in our minds was very conclusive,” said Brenda Dickhoner, president and CEO of Ready Colorado. “It had pretty strong wording that the overall system was ‘reasonable and appropriate.’”

“I hope that’s a call to action,” said Brenda Dickhoner, president and CEO of Ready Colorado. “How do we improve student outcomes and ensure all students have access to a high-quality school in their neighborhood as well as access to public school choice?”

“Kindergarten enrollment is down. Dropout rates are up. Public school enrollment still hasn’t rebounded to where it was in 2019, before COVID-19 turned education upside down.”