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CCG & Allies Boost Jeffco & Denver School Wage Floors to $18 & $20/Hr

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August 26, 2022

In response to calls for change by their workers and Coloradans for the Common Good, the Jefferson County School Board approved...

CCG Calls on City of Arvada & JeffCo to Invest Recovery Funds in Affordable Housing

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February 14, 2022

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Several organizations, including Coloradans for the Common Good, have met with Arvada and Jefferson County leaders for many years to...

CCG Leaders Raise Flag About Bias in School Accountability System

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May 07, 2021

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"I have seen firsthand how this accountability system targets neighborhood schools and our students of color,” said Germaine Padberg-Ludlow, a...

CCG Expands Student Access to Jeffco Schools Meals by +300%

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December 31, 2020

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Recently, Jeffco’s program has been under fire from leaders in the faith, nonprofit, service and education communities. A virtual forum...

CCG Fights to Expand Student Access to School Meals in Winter Pandemic Surge

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December 14, 2020

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Led by Coloradans for the Common Good, the organizations convened virtually last...

'Coloradans for the Common Good' & Educator Allies Leverage $20 Million for Digital Infrastructure, Call for Longer-Term Solutions

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December 03, 2020

After 'Coloradans for the Common Good' and educator union leaders engaged their membership around the impact of the digital divide...

CCG urges Attorney General Weiser to investigate JBS

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September 21, 2020

This morning, Coloradans for the Common Good issued a joint letter with Towards Justice and UFCW Local 7 urging Colorado's Attorney General Phil Weiser to...

Coloradans for the Common Good Raises Alarm on Lack of Student Access to Reliable Internet

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August 26, 2020

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A family in the San Luis Valley has made an X in masking tape on the kitchen counter. It’s the...

Coloradans for the Common Good Helps Comcast Close Digital Divide and Include Immigrants in Nationwide Program

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July 15, 2020

In response to a series of engagements with CCG leaders seeking to bridge the digital divide for low-income families, internet...

From Protest to Politics: Where we've been. Where we stand. And where we're going

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June 30, 2020

In 1965, Bayard Rustin reflected on what the Civil Rights movement achieved in the previous ten years, including the 1954 Supreme Court decision on school...

State of the Colorado Rental Market During COVID-19 Health Crisis

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May 01, 2020

Coloradans for the Common Good recently partnered with Avail in a joint effort to research the impacts of the COVID-19 health crisis on landlords and renters across...

'Coloradans for the Common Good', with Teachers Union, Pushes for Removal of Internet Barriers

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April 30, 2020

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Comcast has made its low-cost program, called Internet Essentials, free for two months to families...