“Grassroots for Great Futures” Friday, April 29 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Johnson & Wales University Event Center 7150 Montview Boulevard Denver, CO 80220 In Colorado, there’s only one way to STOP the education cuts and start reinvesting in our students: Organize our communities, strengthen the grassroots movement, and make the urgent case to voters [...]

When the Great Futures Coalition delivered signatures and stories to state leaders in mid-March, we asked them to answer two questions: 1) “Do you understand the impact that multi-year cuts are having on students?”; and 2) “Are you OK with that?” Some legislators answered. Some didn’t. The current responses are listed below alphabetically by Senate [...]

On March 14, 2011, the Great Futures Colorado Coalition delivered over 5,200 signatures and thousands of stories and comments telling our state legislators that poor education funding is NOT OK with us! Click here to sign. With your help, we made sure that as many state leaders as possible answered our questions.  Click here to [...]

MEDIA RELEASE March 14, 2011 Public Education Supporters Bring Reality to the Capitol Message to State Leaders: “Severe Multi-year Education Cuts are NOT OK with us.  Are they OK with you?” Great Futures reps, and parents deliver “Is it OK?” signature and story packets at the state capitol Monday.  Constituents delivered 5,200 stories and thousands [...]

The Great Futures Coalition formed in January 2010 and is celebrating its first birthday as a Coalition of now 30 organizations. Great Futures is always expanding and looking to encompass more and more of the groups who understand the importance of a quality education for all of Colorado students from preschool through college. Here’s a [...]