Our KidsFlash blog helps child advocates and policymakers stay up to date on the latest child well-being news from the Colorado State Capitol and around the state. Find data and research on child health, early childhood education and development, K-12 education, and more. Track important legislation and policies affecting Colorado's kids. Get the inside scoop on the Children's Campaign's outreach efforts - including information on important fundraising and advocacy events, as well as efforts being undertaken by the It's About Kids and Circle of Friends networks. The KidsFlash blog is your connection to the resources and information your need to make a difference in the lives of Colorado's children.
By now all Colorado kids are back in school. With that comes the resurgence of parent-teacher meetings, the revision of 504 plans and individual education plans (IEPs) and so many other things.
In Fiscal Year 2016-2017, 6.4 percent of Colorado children between the ages of birth and 18 (approximately 85,000 kids) received health coverage through the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) at some point during the year.
In the first installment of our multi-part series on school finance in Colorado, we dig into the meaty topic of Colorado’s Constitutional Conundrum: the interaction of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR, and the Gallagher Amendment.
Last month we shared news about the federal Farm Bill and wanted to be sure to keep you informed. Because a version of the bill has passed both the House and Senate, the bill went to a conference committee last week and members of that committee from both chambers were named.
Last week in Cañon City, the ECHO and Family Center Early Childhood Council hosted their 14th Legislative Symposium to call on policymakers, candidates for public office, and community members to “Think Babies”.
Colorado high school students performed above the national average on this year’s PSAT and SAT assessments, according to the assessment data released by the Colorado Department of Education last week.
The attainment gap between Latino and white students in Colorado is the largest among states with Latino populations over one million, according to a study from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.
In Fiscal Year 2016-2017, 606,789 Colorado children under the age of 19 (46 percent of children in this age group) were enrolled in Medicaid.
