How a Colorado bill to study ‘opportunity gaps’ might impact public education

By: Mike DeGuire

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: April 29, 2026

Words: 787

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Colorado Senate President James Coleman is once again promoting changes in the state’s public education system.

His latest proposal, Senate Bill 26-170, was approved by the Senate Education Committee on April 22 and is poised to pass in the full Senate. The bill would create an 18-member task force to study the “opportunity gaps” that impact some students’ ability to succeed in school. The group’s final charge is to define how Colorado can “redesign …

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