Yes on Amendment 66: The right choice for Colorado schools
This fall, voters have the chance to make an investment in
Colorado’s future that will help us rebound from the more than
$1 billion in recent state cuts to K-12 schools and will make
Colorado a leader in public education reform.  If Amendment 66
passes, schools can provide smaller class sizes, more one-on-one
attention to every student and ensure districts have the
flexibility to restore funding for things like art and music
classes, sports programs and transportation.  Additionally,
Amendment 66 provides money for classroom technology, longer
school days and school years and early education in the form of
full-day kindergarten for everyone who wants it. Importantly, it
will eliminate the Colorado Preschool Program waiting list,
giving more than 25,000 at-risk children a chance to enroll in
preschool. It will help create a more level playing field for
rural schools — a significant point for districts like Steamboat
and South Routt. It will put effe