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| Stan Matsunaka |
Marilyn Musgrave |
Stan's top legislative
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Stan will continue to work hard to strengthen public education for our children, because he believes that public schools are the best system to provide a strong education to all children.
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| Musgrave voted to cut funding for public education |
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Marilyn Musgrave has voted to cut funding for public education, voted to cut funding for libraries, and favors using public money to fund wealthy private schools and their students. She has also voted in favor of a bill to take tax refund money and put it into a wealthy private school voucher program.
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| In Depth: Stan Matsunaka on Education |
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Stan Matsunaka has consistently sponsored and supported bills to increase the effectiveness of the public education system. In 2002, Stan sponsored two bills to improve academic performance (SB02-212, SB02-059, Rocky Mountain News candidate questionnaire). |
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In 2000, Stan also sponsored a bill to provide grants for school programs that improve academic performance in science and mathematics (SB00-004), and co-sponsored a bill to increase funding to schools (HB00-1159). He also voted to increase funding for libraries, community colleges, and universities (SB00-085, HB02-1371). |
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Stan is a strong proponent of implementing diagnostic testing, and he has sponsored bills to give students specific content-based feedback from their exams (SB02-059, SB00-169). Diagnostic testing will allow students and their parents to focus on specific areas of improvement and focus resources to provide greater returns. |
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Stan sponsored a bill to reward high-performing schools (SB01-098), voted in favor of bills to reduce class sizes and attract high-quality teachers to Colorado's public schools (SB01-089, SB01-163), and to give cities and counties the use of impact fees to pay for schools that result from new development (SB02-102). |
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Stan Matsunaka has been endorsed by the Colorado Education Association and the National Education Association, and was recently presented with a special Friend of Education award. |
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Education First!
We need innovative tools, not just simplistic rules, to meet the needs of our schools. more
Join Stan's Team
Find out how you can spread the word about Stan's campaign. You are the margin of victory in 2002! more
Rural Health
Coloradans in both big cities and rural areas deserve access to top-quality health care. Stan has a plan. more
Stan the Coach
Find out more about Stan—his Colorado boyhood, his volunteer work, his travels across the state as a sports coach for each of his three children. more
Poll Shows Virtual Tie
After voters hear positive profiles of both candidates, Matsunaka leads Musgrave, 46% to 44%. more
Getting the Job Done
Working together, Matsunaka and Owens created a common sense bi-partisan transportation plan." more
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