2026 Actions & Advocacy
2026 Actions
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Presented a webinar on Unpacking the New Federal Voucher Scheme and What It Means for Colorado - Jan. 21, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
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Sent messages on the federal voucher tax credit as follows:
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There’s No Such Thing as Free Money. Only Defunded Public Schools.
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The Federal Voucher Program Is Law. What Happens Next Is a Choice.
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A Major Education Decision. No Public Vote.
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A Constitutional Test for Colorado’s Public Schools.
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Public Dollars, Private Control
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Voters reject vouchers. Billionaires keep pushing them anyway.​
2026 Advocacy
A4PEP supported these bills:
HB26-1291, Educator Performance Evaluations
(the bill was lost in the House Education Committee)
A4PEP supported this bill to reduce the evaluations of nonprobationary teachers from every year to every 3 years. A4PEP has long respected and supported the profession of teaching. We believe every child deserves a well-qualified licensed teacher. We also acknowledge the importance of teacher evaluations for the purpose of improving the craft, skills, and methods of teaching. The art of teaching generally improves with practice to reach a level of comfort and proficiency in the classroom. Some say it takes approximately 3 years for newly hired teachers to feel comfortable with classroom management and instructional skills.
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Effective teaching requires practice and experience, and guidance from seasoned peers and supportive principals during those probationary years. Our organization recognizes the importance of yearly evaluations during this learning period. However, requiring yearly evaluations for non-probationary teachers is overly burdensome and time-consuming for administrators, and unnecessary for those teachers who have reached a level of effective teaching proficiency. A 3 year evaluation for these teachers is more appropriate.