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’Who Are We?’
Legislature asks voters to approve 10year property tax relief plan BY JESSE PAUL AND ELLIOTT WENZLER THE COLORADO SUN
ship with the University of ColoradoDenver and the Colorado Student Leaders Institute, unveiled in March. Called “Who Are We?,” the curriculum serves to educate people about what makes Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame inductees worthy of entering the hall, and to explain who they are. It is meant to grab the attention of, and serve as a resource for, students, teachers and anyone with an interest in Colorado history. “It is our hope that ‘Who Are We?’ will inspire future generations to recognize the important role of women in shaping history and encourage
Colorado voters will decide in November whether to approve a 10-year plan to rein in skyrocketing property taxes, as well as whether the state should distribute about $2 billion in Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds checks next year in equal amounts rather than linking their size to people’s income level, with more money being sent to higher earners. The questions were placed on the November ballot on May 8 by Democrats in the Colorado legislature as the General Assembly wrapped up its 120-day lawmaking term. The legislature worked until about 10 p.m., just before its 11:59 p.m. deadline, to complete its work, when the Capitol carriage turns back into a pumpkin. The last few hours of the session were chaotic, with Republicans walking out of the House chamber in protest, Democrats in the House lambasting each other and the Senate limiting debate to stop a GOP filibuster. The property tax plan, pushed for by Gov. Jared Polis, will appear
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Barb Beckner, chair of Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame, left, and Celeste Archer, executive director of National History Day in ColoPHOTO BY JAY WEISE rado, stand with a life-size version of the ‘Who Are We?’ curriculum cover.
New curriculum educates people on Colorado’s female trailblazers BY BRUCE GOLDBERG SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Social studies teacher Kelly Cvancier was determined to create a comprehensive curriculum that paid tribute to the dozens of women enshrined in the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame. Cvancier teaches AP government, politics and civics for ninth graders
at Bear Creek High School in Lakewood. She is also a cultural partner of National History Day Colorado, something she’s been involved with since 1995. National History Day is a nonprofit education organization that exists to improve the teaching and learning of history. “I think holistically, our students need to be challenged by something more than a sit-and-learn experience,” Cvancier said. “We need to make education personal as well as make it relevant.” The result of her determination is a well-researched, highly informative curriculum that the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame, in partner-
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