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Articles written by Ellie Beal


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  • Strokes from other Pens

    Ellie Beal|Oct 19, 2022

    Proposition FF – another tax is not a free lunch Once again voters are asked to approve a new tax for another program. This time for Healthy School Meals for All Public School Students which sounds like a good idea. Who doesn’t want healthy food for all children — whoops this is just for some public school kids. Over 30 percent of public school children already get free lunches and wouldn’t qualify for this Colorado program. Neither would home school or private school children in Colorado qualify. Currently, 31 percent of public student...

  • Strokes from other Pens

    Ellie Beal, Joy Schafer|Oct 20, 2021

    Letter to the Editor, Proposition 119, on the ballot in your mail box, creates the Colorado Learning Authority to administer money for tutoring and other out-of-school learning opportunities. On the surface, this proposition looks like a good thing. Dig beneath the surface and you’ll find that it isn’t what it looks like. The brand-new nine-member Colorado Learning Authority, appointed by the Governor, would have absolutely no oversight given by either the State Board of Education or the Colorado Department of Education, according to the 202...