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The Donnell-Kay Foundation improves public education and drives systemic school reform in Colorado through solid research, creative dialogue and critical thinking. It focuses on funding systemic reform and state level policy in the areas of early childhood, K-12, and higher education. The Foundation also provides operating and program funding to school districts and non-profit organizations statewide - with a focus on urban schools in metro-Denver.

Click on the links below to read about the wide range of education issues in the news in which the Foundation is involved. You will need Adobe Reader to view the news articles in their PDF format.



Dropouts
12/1/2008 "Dropout studies food for thought" - The Denver Post editorial
12/1/2008 "Colorado dropouts establish patterns early on" - The Denver Post
 
Higher Education
7/15/2008 "Higher Ed Department launches review of voucher program" - Daily Camera
7/15/2008 "Colorado college fund to be reviewed" - Denver Business Journal
 
Severance Tax
5/20/2008 "Gas under school to be tapped" - Rocky Mountain News
5/13/2008 "Betrayal hinted in oil, gas initiative" - The Denver Post
3/26/2008 "Bill would benefit environmentalists instead of oil and gas industry" - 9News.com
3/26/2008 "Lawmakers, activists look to energy money to pay for higher ed" - Summit Daily News
3/26/2008 "Competing ballot proposals come together to benefit higher education, renewable energy and wildlife habitat" - Press Release
3/24/2008 "A better severance plan"- Rocky Mountain News -editorial
3/21/2008 "Senators plan to ask for severance rise" - The Daily Sentinel
3/21/2008 "Proposal aims to raise taxes on oil, and gas industry" - Rocky Mountain News
3/6/2008 "Don't spend it until you get it" - Denver Post editorial
3/6/2008 “Oil tax may fuel higher ed” - Daily Camera
3/6/2008 "Tax plan would aid higher ed" - Denver Post
3/6/2008 "Education group wants mining tax hiked" - Pueblo Chieftain
3/6/2008 "Ballot measure targets drilling tax" - Rocky Mountain News
3/6/2008 "Initiative filed to take away oil, gas tax breaks" - CBS4Denver
3/5/2008 "Education group proposes ballot measure raising energy taxes" - Summit Daily News
3/5/2008 “Energy tax initiative filed” - Denver Business Journal
3/5/2008 "Edu. group proposes ballot, raising energy taxes" - Fox 21Colorado Springs
3/5/2008 “Colo. advocates push energy tax measure” - The Associated Press
3/4/2008 “Foundation to introduce measure to raise tax rate” - Daily Sentinel

School Reform
10/26/2008 "PRO: Vote for savings account for education" - The Pueblo Chieftain
10/25/2008 "Charter schools aimed at struggling kids" - The Colorado Springs Gazette
10/7/2008 "Group urges Colo schools to 'get smart'" - Denver Daily News
9/25/2008 "School choices pushed" - Rocky Mountain News
9/24/2008 "Commissioner's Cup presented to two Delta County schools" - Delta County Independent
9/24/2008 "Get Smart Schools' aim: More high-performing institutions" - The Denver Post
9/24/2008 "New organization promises to revamp Colorado education" - 9News KUSA*TV
9/24/2008 "Colorado Senator Peter C. Groff and community leader Joy Johnson to co-chair Get Smart Schools" - Business Wire
8/27/2008 "Monte schools closing the gap" - Valley Courier
8/24/2008 "Prominent education reformers call for longer school days" - MarketWatch.com
6/27/2008 "2 new charter schools OK'd" - The Denver Post
6/27/2008 "2 new school programs OK'd" - The Denver Post
6/18/2008 "DPS fields new ideas" - Rocky Mountain News
6/17/2008 "Chinese-Spanish school urged" - Rocky Mountain News
5/12/2008 "New schools for poor?" - Rocky Mountain News
5/7/2008 "Charter-school fans want more" - The Denver Post
4/18/2008 "Teachers propose union-run school" - The Denver Post
4/18/2008 "DPS receives 19 new school proposals" - The Denver Post
4/18/2008 "DPS teachers union offers plan to open own school" - Rocky Mountain News
3/18/2008 "Study finds DPS pension flaws" - The Denver Post
3/18/2008 "DPS pensions 'lopsided' " - Rocky Mountain News
3/17/2008 "Local foundations point to crippling inequalities in Denver teacher compensation system" Press Release
3/6/2008 "Making the grade" - Colorado Springs Independent
2/27/2008 "Lessons of Hope" - Rocky Mountain News
2/27/2008 "Best practises for closing achievement gap outlined in new study" - Colorado Confidential
2/27/2008 "Achievement gap report highlights 3 schools" - The Pueblo Chieftain Online
2/26/2008 "D-3 School held up as example" - The Colorado Springs Gazette
2/26/2008 "State celebrates schools that are 'beating the odds' " - KUSA 9News
2/26/2008 "Study finds 10 traits of school success" - Education News Colorado
2/26/2008 "Valley view schools for success: Achievement No. 1 Goal"
- The Denver Post
1/22/2008 "Union revists school waiver" - Denver Post

Archives
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2007 - Archived articles from 2007.
2006 - Archived articles from 2006.
2005 - Archived articles from 2005.
2004 - Archived articles from 2004.
2003 - Archived articles from 2003.
2002 - Archived articles from 2002.




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