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The Opportunity News
Tracking the state of opportunity in Colorado and around the country
The Bell's staff of policy analysts track new reports and studies from academic, government and organization sources, offering summaries and hotlinks that take you right to the research.
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December 2005, Vol. 3, No. 12
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- Legislative interim committees lay foundation for '06 session
- Special state commission sets goals to improve high schools
- Health care coverage hard to get for part-time, temp and contract workers
- The rich reap most benefits from capital gains tax cuts
- Despite low inflation, “real” wages remain stagnant
- Congress encourages automatic enrollment in 401(k) retirement plans
November 2005, Vol. 3, No. 11
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- The Bell Policy Center releases Colorado: The State of Opportunity 2005 Report
- National studies document the benefits of child care
- Congress considers legislation to limit funding for child care
- Interim committee offers ideas to expand health insurance coverage
- U.S. health care system: costly and disorganized
- The rich get richer as income gap widens
- Despite headwinds, economists predict Colorado economy will add jobs
October 2005, Vol. 3, No. 10
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- Prenatal care prevents low-weight births
- Athletic women at higher risk for low-weight births
- Early childhood education is a sound economic investment
- High school drops-outs cost Colorado billions in lost earnings potential
- State's adult immunizations tops in the U.S.
- Experts offer health care reform advice
- Unemployment reform: strong advantage, low cost
- Only 25 percent of workers have a "good job"
- Higher heating costs will squeeze Colorado households
- Social Security myths debunked
September 2005, Vol. 3, No. 9
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- Legislature works on health care system
- Are kids ready for school?
- ID developmental delays early for school readiness
- High quality child care: costly but valuable
- Initiative aimed at success for Latino students
- Colorado poll: education drives economic growth
- NCSL surveys state investments in higher ed
- Bell's White Papers hit the press
- Fewer employers offer health insurance
- Minimum wage hits new low
- Recovery leaves average workers behind
- Best of the Press: Denver Post editorial
- Comings & Goings at the Bell Policy Center
August 2005, Vol. 3, No. 8
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- 2005 CSAP results
- New Bell reports: Understanding Colorado's Achievement Gap and 2005 Education White Papers
- Bell tracks six interim committees
- Immunization rates rebound
- Number of uninsured kids falls
- Latinos receive less student financial aid
- Business group supports better access to higher education
- Increased cost sharing pushes people off Medicaid
- EITC boosts employment
- Housing costs rise faster than wages
- Latinos lack sufficient retirement savings
July 2005, Vol. 3, No. 7
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- Colorado economy strong at mid-year
- Early childhood intervention pays off
- Pre-kindergarten expulsion rate twice K-12's
- New data highlights the achievement gap
- Southern states offer advice on adult training
- Equal coverage for mental health saves money
- Craig, Colo., makes it easy to call for help
- Strategies to raise household savings
- How to build a real ownership society
June 2005, Vol. 3, No. 6
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- Bell updates Working Poor Families indicators
- Governor, legislature hit 25 homers for opportunity
- Fewer kids covered by health insurance
- U.S. hosts 11 million undocumented immigrants
- Poor families pay more for basic goods and services
- Incentives increase retirement saving
- Bell research cited in national report on TABOR
May 2005, Vol. 3, No. 5
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- The Opportunity News recaps the recently completed 2005 session of the General Assembly.
We think the Legislature did a pretty good job in promoting opportunity for all Coloradans.
The issue includes an overview of the session, followed by summaries of bills affecting each gateway and their final status.
April 2005, No. 14, second issue
- Colorado Children’s Campaign advocates funding boost in nine programs for at-risk kids
- Lower levels of teen pregnancy also cut child poverty
- Coalition pushes to get good teachers into bad schools
- Workable tools help Latino students succeed in college
- New Bell study shows EITC helps 3,000-plus military families in Colorado
April 2005, No. 13
- Colorado Legislature works on 33 bills to expand opportunity for residents
- Prenatal care restored for low-income women
- School boards encouraged to fight child obesity
- New tuition opportunities advance
- Legislature rewrites unemployment insurance regs to close gap for scam, aid low-income workers
February 2005, No. 12
- CO High School Drop Out Rate Increases
- Medical Costs Cited in Almost Half of All Bankruptcies in Nation
- CO Trailing Other Stales in Health Insurance Coverage
- CO Economy Excepted to Add Jobs in 2005
- Tax Credits Boost Low-Income Working Families
January 2005, No. 11
- Leg. Works to Restore Medicaid Prenatal Care
- Closing Achievement Gap Commission Releases Interim Report
- ACE Cites Best Ways to Improve College Access for Low-Income, Minority Students
- Bell Urges CCHE to do More to Improve College Access in CO
- The State of CO's Working Poor Families
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