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Colorado School Finance 101
Believe in a Better Colorado- Video AEF Awards Grants Sen. Schwartz talks Education in Aspen College Fair in the News Education Foundation Boosts Fundraising Efforts The following information will provide you with some basic information you need to know to start understanding education funding in Colorado. READ MORE >> Believe in a Better Colorado has created a video to help you understand the state of Education Finance in Colorado. To view the helpful video cut and paste the following address into your web browser or go to www.youtube.com and search for Believe in a Better Colorado. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L47r9Rm_sbw READ MORE >> June 15, 2007
ASPEN — The Aspen Education Foundation, a local nonprofit that raises money to help the school district with programs and purchases that won't fit into the regular budget, recently awarded $427,000 in educational grants within the Aspen School District.The 2007-08 District Priority Grants are based on the recommendations of Superintendent Dr. Diana Sirko and the principals of Aspen High School, the middle school, elementary school and the Aspen Community School. The grant awards include a new freshman seminar program in the high school, the college coordinator position, a SAT/ACT preparation class, English Language Learners teacher positions, coordinated professional development programs, and a K-8 literacy program amongst many more. READ MORE >> December 12, 2007
On Monday, Sen. Schwartz met with members of the Aspen School Board, and took part in a fundraising event Tuesday for the Aspen Education Foundation.Sen. Schwartz said Colorado Assembly is taking strides to make sure school buildings around the state are in compliance with certain safety standards, and that all districts get the funding they need to do the job of educating the state’s children. Some of the Legislature’s efforts might not be designed specifically to provide help to Aspen schools, but both Schwartz and a local educator said that any attempt to raise the quality of education throughout the state will benefit the Aspen district. READ MORE >> October 5, 2007
The event, organized chiefly by Kathy Klug at Aspen High School, is the only opportunity most high school students on the Western Slope will have to see — and to be seen — by college admissions representatives as the students prepare for their college careers.Klug, who has been the AHS college counselor for the past two years, said she expects about 160 colleges and universities to send representatives to Aspen this week, up from 130 last year. Klug said her salary is paid by a combination of grants from the Aspen Education Foundation (50 percent), the Aspen Community Foundation (30 percent) and the school district (20 percent). READ MORE >>  Feb 15, 2006
The Aspen Education Foundation has raised more than $3 million for the Aspen Schools.READ MORE >> May 19, 2007
AEF raises funds for many special programs at the Aspen public schools, and May Madness is one of its major benefits.AEF raises funds for many special programs at the Aspen public schools, and May Madness is one of our major benefits. Read More for Mary Eshbaugh Hayes' article and pictures from May Madness 2007. READ MORE >> |