| 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.
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of education issues in the news in which the Foundation
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| Severance Tax/Capital
Needs |
| 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 |
| 09/04/2007 |
“Shoring
up public education” - Rocky Mountain News |
| 09/03/2007 |
“Rurals
Schools In Need” - The Denver Post |
| 8/18/2007 |
"Lawmakers
say they'll consider tougher school inspections"
Summit Daily News |
| 05/17/2007 |
“3
tax increase could be coming to a ballot near you”
- The Colorado Springs Gazette |
| 05/01/2007 |
“Officials
oppose severance tax initiatives” - Post Independent |
| 04/30/2007 |
“Miami-Yoder
school way past its prime” - The Colorado Springs
Gazette |
| 04/09/2007 |
“Group
files ballot proposals to get rid of oil, gas tax credit”
- Rocky Mountain News |
| 04/07/2007 |
“Education
foundations angling to raise severance tax” - The
Daily Sentinel |
| 04/06/2007 |
“Rip
off oil's Band-Aid to help schools” - The Denver
Post |
| 03/04/2007 |
“Front
Range eyes oil, gas tax funds” - The Durango Herald |
| 02/25/2007 |
“School
board may propose severance tax use” - The Daily
Sentinel |
| 02/20/2007 |
“Senator
seeks severance tax committee” - The Daily Sentinel |
| 02/02/2007 |
“Bill
41 Proposes School Capital Neeeds Assessment”
- Colorado Association of School Boards, Bill*Board |
| 01/09/2007 |
“Jeffco
school construction challenges” - YourHub.com Evergreen |
| 01/04/2007 |
“Report
highlights crumbling schoolst” - The Greeley Tribune |
School Reform |
| 12/26/2007 |
"Blueprint
for high performing schools" Denver Post guest
commentary |
| 12/20/2007 |
"Majority
of school teachers vote for autonomy" - Rocky
Mountain News |
| 12/14/2007 |
"Give
Bruce Randolph School a chance" - Rocky Mountain
News |
| 09/28/2007 |
“Fewer
than 10 schools may close” - Rocky Mountain News |
| 06/20/2007 |
“Citizens
panel issues report on DPS Closings” - Rocky Mountain
News |
| 05/09/2007 |
“DPS
Committee: Better schools needed to retain students”
- Rocky Mountain News |
| 04/26/2007 |
“Old
way no longer enough” - Rocky Mountain News |
| 01/31/2007 |
“Romanoff
kick’s off school reform tour” - The Denver Post |
| 01/18/2007 |
“State
eager, wary about school reform” - The Denver Post |
State Accountability |
| 08/18/2007 |
“New
schools, stronger leaders, more autonomy” - The
Denver Post |
| 02/24/2007 |
“Achievement
gap still exists in District 51” - The Daily Sentinel |
| 02/12/2007 |
“Report
faults state over academic gaps” - The Denver Post |
| 02/11/2007 |
“Report:
Colorado schools not closing achievement gap” -
The Greeley Tribune |
Online Education |
| 04/27/2007 |
“Senate
accord fleshes out online schools' oversight” -
The Denver Post |
| 04/20/2007 |
“Rural
Education 2.0” - High Country News |
| 03/20/2007 |
“Online
Ed: Virtual Debate” - The Denver Post |
| 02/16/2007 |
“Foundation
urges stronger oversight for online schools” - Rocky
Mountain News |
| 02/15/2007 |
“Report
calls for new state oversight of online schools”
- Rocky Mountain News |
| 02/09/2007 |
“Online
schools need policy guidance” - Rocky Mountain News,
Speakout |
| 01/27/2007 |
“Panel:
Rein in online schools” - Rocky Mountain News |
| 01/26/2007 |
“Colorado
online education review commission releases draft report”
- Press Release |
| 01/11/2007 |
“Panel
to eye problems with online education” - Rocky Mountain
News |
| 01/08/2007 |
“Students
defend online learning” - Denver Post |
General |
| 10/30/2007 |
"DPS
panel offer birth control" -Rocky Mountain
News - commentary |
| 05/04/2007 |
"Cap
on college aid tossed” - The Denver Post |
| 01/18/2007 |
“CEO's
know bleeak state of higher ed” - The Denver Post |
| 01/08/2007 |
“For
Sale: DPS offices” - The Denver Post |
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