Two school voucher bills have won approval in the Colorado Legislature, one each in the House and the Senate. Both bills would make publicly-funded vouchers available to low-income, low-achieving students trapped in failing public schools who would like to switch to private school, including religious schools. A handful of prominent Democratic and Hispanic leaders in the state, notably Attorney General Ken Salazar, have broken ranks to support vouchers as a way of addressing the achievement gap. Louisiana and Texas are also considering voucher proposals.
"Colorado Poised to OK Vouchers for Needy Pupils," by Erik Robelen, Education Week, March 12, 2003
"Colorado nears voucher approval," by Valerie Richardson, The Washington Times, February 27, 2003