An Ambitious New Year Agenda for Colorado Education

"Every parent in Colorado should be concerned about our public education system," the Advance Colorado political action committee writes on its website.

"And yet, even with these kind of dismal numbers, Colorado was recently ranked 15th in the nation for how students are faring in school."

And that's not all.

The group wants the state to do something about it: It wants to put a measure on the ballot in 2024 that would allow parents to use education savings accounts to send their children to any school of their choice, including charter, private, or home schools, the Denver Post reports.

The current law allows for a wide range of options, including public and private schools, but it's " merely statutory, not constitutional," the group says.

"That means they can be easily weakened depending on political whims."

The group also wants to make it easier for military families to transfer schools and credits, to encourage trade education, and to give credit for "practical, hands-on experience," not just reading books and passing tests.

It's not the first time the group has pushed for such a measure, the Post notes: Last year, it called for a ballot measure that would allow parents to use education savings accounts to send their children to any school of their

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