Chalkbeat Colorado 2025 Legislative Preview

Join Chalkbeat for our annual discussion of key education topics likely to surface during the upcoming legislative session.
About this Event

Join us for our annual discussion of key education topics likely to surface during the upcoming legislative session. This year’s conversation will be held virtually on Zoom Webinar from noon - 1:30 MT on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.

Last year, our conversation with lawmakers ranged from school funding, to how Colorado high schools can better prepare students for college and the workforce, to improving the state’s free universal preschool program.

This year, we’ll once again discuss funding challenges, including how to balance K-12 investments when the state can keep less money than in past years, as well as where the school choice movement goes from here after the failure of Amendment 80 at the ballot, the future of higher education, and other education priorities of lawmakers during the session.

We’re excited to be joined by:

Sen. Jeff Bridges, a Greenwood Village Democrat
Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, a Weld County Republican
Rep. Jennifer Bacon, a Denver Democrat
Rep. Matthew Martinez, a Monte Vista Democrat
Rep. Lori Garcia Sander, an Eaton Republican

Please register for this event so we’re able to provide the webinar information, and so you can submit your ideas for questions to ask our panel. This is a ticketed event, and the suggested donation is $25. Price shouldn’t be a barrier, however: You can give $1. Or, if you are able, you can give more than $25 to support our work. Chalkbeat Colorado is a nonprofit organization, and we rely on public support to provide essential independent coverage of education.

Special thanks to our event sponsor, the Colorado Education Association. Thank you to our event partner, Young Invincibles.