Say NO to 50 Percent Funding Cuts for Colorado Higher Education

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As students, teachers, and school administrators and as citizens of Colorado, we urge you to reject the 300 million higher education funding cut proposed by the Colorado Joint Budget Committee. Higher education offers graduates more job opportunities than those who choose not to pursue their education beyond high school. In a day and age where companies need the best-educated and qualified workforce available to compete on a global market higher education provides indispensable tools for ultimate success. As patrons of higher education concerned about the future availability of quality higher education we ask that you reassess alternatives to bridging the Colorado state budget deficit gap.

2410 Signatures

  • Aaryn Norman
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  • Shanna Snider
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  • Benjamin Birely
  • Andrew C Bateman
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    • Student President of Metro State
  • Israel Garcia
  • Rachel Wear
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    • Cuts to higher education will result in deterioration to American economic ability.
  • Gary Lefmann
  • Daniel Kiraly
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    • The best way to achieve long-term economic recovery and well-being is to fund--to INCREASE funding for--higher education immediately--the diametric opposite of drastically cutting funding and perpetuating the undermining of education in this country. Cutting funding to higher education, (and proposing tuition increases), is absolutely unacceptable.
  • Andrei Andronescu
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    • PLEASE, SAVE HIGHER EDUCATION!!!
  • Victoria Garcia
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    • We're already low in funding.
  • Hortencia Anaya
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    • It is ridiculous that I already have to take out a loan for COMMUNITY COLLEGE to begin with, this proposal will make it so I won't be able to continue my education. I hope you've got food stamps with my name on them
  • Joseph Gerlick
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    • Higher Education is going to continue us as a successful society. It is the most important area to continue funding.
  • Connie King
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    • Mother of Community College Student
  • Mario A. Marshall
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    • State Student Advisory Council--Education is a Right!!!
  • Jason Cordova
  • Katie Carroll
  • Kyle Jones
  • Savannah Powell
  • Savannah Gooch
  • Sharon Thompson
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    • We were #1 in Education over 20 yrs ago-key word being were.
  • Alex Erkenbeck
  • Emily Mozingo
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    • this is for all the current and future teachers of our children!
  • Svetoslava Slavova
  • Jim MacArthur
  • Andrew Cepeda
  • Heather Hamilton
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    • Please maintain accessability of higher education to all who wish to better their lives and our state. Thank you.
  • Christy Hayashi
  • Natasha Deakins
  • Robert Kardokus
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    • This proposed budget cut to higher education is a sign that our elected public officials do not have their priorities straight. In order for Colorado's economy to remain solvent, it requires an educated workforce. By adopting this budget proposal, Colorado is selling our future to make ends meet today and permanently strapping the futures of our youth to this economic crisis. Please do your best to examine every other possible avenue before simply balancing the budget on the backs of students.
  • Andrew Mestdagh
  • James Elliott
  • Tammi Van Drunen
  • Jeffrey Clements
  • Alex Pelissero
  • Veronica Garcia
  • Emily Williams
  • Aaron Wylie
  • Jenifer Lightsey
  • Christy Long
  • Ryan Sundling
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    • Do NOT cut higher education funds. We will not be able to afford school.
  • C. J. Garbo
  • Cindy Wu
  • Blake Gibson
  • Ryan Long
  • Gabriel Habermehl
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    • Completely Unacceptable
  • Doug Carpenter
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    • Knowledge is the key to every door
  • Kristin Nelson
  • Hylke Snieder
  • Lena
  • Jennifer Germani