Education

Third grade is an especially important marker for children, because decades of research has shown a direct correlation between reading proficiency in third grade and a child's educational trajectory through high school. Third grade is the point at which children transition from "learning to read" to "reading to learn."

Reading proficiency in third grade is an increasingly important topic. As the common phrase goes, third grade is the point at which children transition from "learning to read" to "reading to learn." The emphasis on third grade is rooted in decades of research that links reading proficiency in third grade to a child's educational trajectory through high school.

The Skills for Jobs Act is good public policy that will help match the needs of Colorado's businesses with the training and skills provided by the state's post-secondary education and workforce-development programs.

Policy analyst Frank Waterous testified in favor of the legislation (HB 12-1061), which also was supported by the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Interwest Energy Alliance, among others. CACI said HB 1061 is a "common-sense bill."

Higher Ed Prior Learning Assessments

House Bill 12-1072

Testimony to the House Education Committee

Frank Waterous, Senior Policy Analyst

January 25, 2012

The Skills for Jobs Act

House Bill 12-1061

Testimony to the House Education Committee

Frank Waterous, Senior Policy Analyst

January 25, 2012

We at the Bell still believe in the American Dream. For most of us, Colorado offers many opportunities to succeed, and education is the primary means we use to help us take advantage of those opportunities

Gov. John Hickenlooper delivered his second State of the State address to the Colorado General Assembly today, but we didn't get the usual laundry list of programs and initiatives. Instead, we heard an aspirational vision for the kind of state Colorado can be and a call for greater partnership and collaboration among political parties and throughout the state.

Legislators gather tomorrow for the start of the 2012 General Assembly, and we wanted to share some of our priorities for the session.

Click on link below for Opportunity Note presented to House Education Committee by Frank Waterous on Feb. 21, 2008

Click on link below for pdf of testimony delivered by Frank Waterous on March 27, 2008.