Education Platform
- Access for all to quality Pre-Kindergarten through Higher Education.
- Additional support for economically disadvantaged and traditionally underrepresented groups.
- Teachers and administration that better reflect the student population.
BACKGROUND
In 2001, only 38% of pre-school aged Hispanics were enrolled in pre-school. Only 40% of Hispanic fourth graders scored proficient or advanced on CSAP reading, and only 36% scored proficient or advanced in math. Less than half of Colorado’s Hispanic students—47 percent—graduate from high school. Hispanics account for only 9% of total college enrollment nationwide.
POLICY-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
SB170: NON-DISCRIMINATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING
Sponsors Sen. Romer & Rep. Miklosi
Senate Bill 170 will allow a student - regardless of immigration status - to pay the same tuition as a resident student for a Colorado public institution of higher learning. The requirements a student must meet in order to pay the in-state tuition rate include: 1) must attend a Colorado public or private high school for at least 3 years, 2) must graduate from a public or private high school in Colorado OR obtain a general equivalency diploma (GED) in Colorado, 3) must apply and be admitted to a Colorado institution of higher education within 12 months of graduating or obtaining a GED, 4) must sign an affidavit saying they will follow proper procedures to secure legal citizenship, ) the individual will not be eligible for state funded financial aid or the college opportunity fund (COF).
Status Passed Appropriations Committee on a 5/4 vote 04/01. Headed to the Senate Floor.
Position Support
NOT YET INTRODUCED: COLLEGE PREPARATION FOR ALL
Sponsors:
Status: Not yet introduced
Position:
HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN THESE ISSUES
Padres Unidos/Jovenes Unidos – www.padresunidos.org - 303-458-6545
Great Education Colorado – www.greateducation.org - 303-722-5901
Colorado Children’s Campaign – www.coloradokids.org – 303-839-1580
