Subject: Kids today
From: "Alan Franklin, ProgressNow Colorado" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:27:37 -0500 (CDT)

ProgressNow Colorado

Dear Friend,

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Last week, I sent my son Roland off to seventh grade. He's a
great kid, and I'm very proud of the public school teachers,
counselors, and other great people that work with him every day.
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As a parent, there is no more important investment than the one I make
in my child's future. And we all depend on good schools to
educate the next generation. I want my son to have a better life than
I have, just like my father worked to provide for me. And I want our
state and nation to have the same goal--to keep us economically
competitive and prosperous.

To do that, we need to make an investment. This November we'll
finally have the chance.
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Today, Colorado spends thousands of dollars less per year on our
students than neighboring states. We spend almost $2,500 less than
Kansas, over $4,000 less than Nebraska, and amazingly, $9,500 less
than Wyoming. That's per student. [1] Everybody knows money
isn't everything in education, but the fact is that Colorado has
been shortchanging public education for years. The signs of strain are
everywhere, from the growing list of fees parents must pay each fall
to class sizes that seem to get bigger every year.

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At the same time, Colorado has imposed many new reforms and mandates
on our public education system in recent years. If we don't give
our public schools the resources they need to meet those standards,
we're setting them up for failure.

For all of these reasons and more, I'm joining Gov. John
Hickenlooper, business and community leaders, and concerned parents
from across Colorado in the Colorado Commits to Kids campaign. This
November, Colorado will vote on a comprehensive fix for our
state's chronic shortfalls in public education funding. This is
no "Band-Aid," but a permanent solution to add almost a
billion dollars a year in funding for our public schools.
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Click here to join the Colorado Commits to Kids campaign, and get the
facts on this initiative. This campaign needs your help to succeed, so
make sure to volunteer for any of the opportunities available right
now to make a difference. And follow the campaign on Facebook and
Twitter.
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As a parent and a citizen who cares about the future, I'm very
happy to see a comprehensive school funding initiative headed for the
ballot in Colorado. This is the opportunity we've been waiting
for to solve a decades-old problem, and finally get our schools on the
sound footing every kid needs to succeed. Roland deserves it, and
I'll bet there's a kid in your life who does, too.

I look forward to seeing you as we campaign for a better future this
fall.

Sincerely,

Alan Franklin

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