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Colorado Votes 2022

Election news for Colorado 2022

A white woman with shoulder-length salt-and-pepper hair and a blue-and-white shirt talks with a Black woman with short-cropped salt-and-pepper hair and a white t-shirt. Both women hold clipboards with signature sheets for a ballot measure. They’re standing against a wall with a mural that shows a cactus and a large Pabst Blue Ribbon bottle.
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Colorado school funding measure won’t be on the ballot
Supporters of a Colorado school funding measure to raise teacher pay failed to gather enough signatures to make the November ballot.
By Erica Meltzer
 
The Colorado Department of Education.
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Election results: Peggy Propst wins Colorado State Board Republican primary
The Republican race in the 8th Congressional District was the only contested primary among four open seats on the State Board of Education.
By Erica Meltzer
 
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Two new seats, high stakes in Colorado State Board of Ed election
Partisan control is at stake as the State Board of Education grows from seven to nine seats. Cultural issues are taking precedence over education reform.
By Erica Meltzer
 
The Colorado Department of Education.
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Colorado Primary 2022: Two Republicans compete for CD-8 State Board of Ed
Peggy Propst and Cody LeBlanc are competing to be the Republican candidate for the Colorado State Board of Education 8th Congressional District seat.
By Erica Meltzer
 
School milk cartons in milk crates.
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Colorado voters to decide on free school lunch expansion
School lunch programs grew during the pandemic. With federal waivers set to expire, lawmakers are asking voters to maintain that progress.
By Erica Meltzer
 
A wide hallway ends in a bank of yellow lockers. A boy who looks about 11 or 12, with short hair and a black T-shirt and shorts, is seen from behind. He’s opening one of the lockers. He’s alone.
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Ballot measure would steer part of TABOR tax refunds to Colorado schools
Education advocates hope to secure as much as $1.1 billion in new Colorado school funding by asking voters to forego a portion of tax refunds under TABOR.
By Erica Meltzer
 
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