The Donnell-Kay Foundation, a Denver-based foundation, strives to improve public education and drive systemic school reform in Colorado through solid research, creative dialogue and critical thinking. In an attempt to better understand the conditions of K-12 schools across Colorado, the Foundation launched a wide-reaching assessment project in 2004. What we found was disturbing.

Click on the links below to read in more detail news about Crumbling Classrooms in Colorado, both problems and solutions. You will need Adobe Reader to view the news articles in their PDF format.



12/10/2007 "Property tax credit wipes out much" - Rocky Mountain News
12/2/2007 "Fixing schools" - The Pueblo Chieftain
11/30/2007 "Picking up the pieces" - Colorado Confidential

11/30/2007

"Dems unveil statewide plan to build schools" - The Denver Post
11/30/2007 Democrats suggest plan to fix old schools" - Rocky Mountain News
11/30/2007 "Democrats propose billion dollar fix for schools" - KUSA Channel 9
11/30/2007 "Fixing decrepit schools" - Rocky Mountain News editorial
11/30/2007 "Safe schools for Colorado" - The Denver Post
09/04/07 "Shoring up public education" - Rocky Mountain News
09/03/07 "Rural schools in need" - Denver Post
06/30/07 "Tour of districts exposes problems " - Rocky Mountain News
06/21/07 "School fixes are state problem " - The Denver Post
05/17/07 "3 tax increases could be coming to ballot near you" - Colorado Springs Gazette
04/30/07 "Miami-Yoder school way past its prime" - Colorado Springs Gazette, 04/30/07
04/09/07 "Group files ballot proposals to get rid of oil, gas tax credit" - Rocky Mountain News
04/07/07 "Education foundations angling to raise severance tax" - The Daily Sentinel
04/06/07 "Rip off oil's Band-Aid to help schools" - The Denver Post
02/25/07 "School board may propose severance tax use" - The Daily Sentinel
03/04/07 "Front Range eyes oil, gas tax funds" - The Durango Herald
02/25/07 "School board may propose severance tax use" - The Daily Sentinel
02/20/07 "Senator seeks severance tax committee" - The Daily Sentinel
02/02/07 "Bill 41 proposes school capital needs assessment" - CASB BillBoard
01/19/07 "Study: Edith Teter building inadequate " - Park County Republican and Fairplay Flume, 01/19/07
01/16/07 "Rocky Mountain Construction: Jefferson County" - BuildingTeam Forecast, e-Regional Reporter, Associated Construction publication
01/12/07 "Dolores School District construction challenges profiled in new online report" - The Dolores Star
01/11/07 "Washington County school construction challenges profiled in new online report" - Akron News-Reporter
01/09/07 "Jeffco school construction challenges" - YourHub.com Evergreen
01/04/07 "Report highlights crumbling schools " - Greeley Tribune

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