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Money matters: Colorado lawmakers pass bill adding financial literacy to graduation requirements

Approved, Post Independent, State / May 8, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Colorado education standards, Education policy, FAFSA, Financial Literacy, High school graduation, House Bill 25-1192

Colorado just became the 27th state to turn financial literacy courses into a graduation requirement after the bill passed the Senate with a vast majority vote on Wednesday.

The bipartisan bill’s third reading passed with 55 yes votes and 10 no — a noticeable uptick in support from when the bill was first introduced.

House Bill 25-1192 requires that all Colorado high school students complete a personal finance literacy course at some point in their four years in order to graduate.

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School board in El Paso County moves to restrict transgender athletes, citing safety and fairness

The Colorado Sun, Approved, Local / May 8, 2025 / Education policy, El Paso county, Executive order, Gender Ideology, School District 49, Title IX, Transgender athletes

At an April school board meeting near Colorado Springs, debate raged over a proposed policy to ban transgender students from playing on school sports teams that match their gender identity.

A high school student named Sadie, who spoke against the policy, asked why her district would need a blanket policy when a tiny percentage of student athletes are transgender.

A 60-year-old man who supported the policy and described himself as stronger than any woman in the building claimed a transgender girl could slam a ball into a girl’s head hard enough to put her in the hospital.

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“Drawing the line”: School boards warn HB25-1312 oversteps on parental rights, brings policy chaos

Rocky Mountain Voice, Approved, State, Top Stories / April 30, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, christianity, Coercive control, Colorado School Board Members, Democrat Lawmakers, Education policy, Free Speech, Gender Ideology, HB25-1312, Parental Rights

More than 70 school board members and education leaders have signed a letter urging lawmakers to reject HB25-1312, also known as the Kelly Loving Act.

Andrea Haitz, president of the District 51 Board of Education, warned that the bill “risks placing schools in an even more precarious legal position, especially when parents disagree on matters like gender identity or preferred names.”

Jason Jorgenson, secretary of the District 11 Board of Education and a lead organizer of the opposition letter, said HB25-1312 “risks encouraging youth to pursue a path of gender transition without appropriate parental involvement.”

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