Colorado
State Government
Governor
Jared Polis (D)
State Senate
23
Democrats,
12
Republicans
State House
46
Democrats,
19
Republicans
Economic well-being - Colorado
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.1
Minimum wage
14.8
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.2
Poverty rate
9.6%
Unemployment rate
4.2
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
7.9
Poverty by demographic - Colorado
Child poverty rate
0.1
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
N/A
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
N/A
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
163000
Senior poverty rate
9.2 %
Women in poverty
2,891,826.0
The Gazette, November 22, 2012: Dental clinics a real deal for city's seniors
"The free clinic is new territory for Senior Mobile Dental, which began offering basic dental services, such as cleanings and screenings, in 2007. Most of its work has taken place at local nursing homes, treating a population that is not mobile and often difficult to roust from familiar surroundings. It also operates a similar dental clinic at the Colorado Springs Senior Center, but patients are charged on a sliding scale."
The Gazette, October 11, 2012: Atlas charter celebrates successes, pushes forward
"More than 80 percent of the Atlas students are from impoverished families, said Julian Flores, managing director. The goal is to close the achievement gap between low income and minority students and their more affluent peers in other schools."
Denver Post, August 30, 2012: (Op-Ed) Know pitfalls when comparing schools
"First pitfall: impact of poverty. The successful schools Carroll highlights do serve minority and low-income students, but not at a comparable rate to MSLA. Our student population is almost entirely Hispanic, and a super-majority are second language learners. Nearly all of our students are on free or reduced lunch."
Denver Post, August 24, 2012: Teachers report students 'regularly' come to school hungry
"More than half of Colorado teachers dip into their own pockets to buy food for hungry students, and about one-third spend up to $50 a month, according to a survey released Thursday by a nonprofit group seeking to end childhood hunger. Share Our Strength, which has launched the No Kid Hungry campaign, rolled out a national report Thursday that shows about 60 percent of teachers report kids in their classroom regularly' come to school hungry -- a figure that matches Colorado's result."
Daily Camera, May 6, 2012: Boulder Valley faces $6 million shortfall, high poverty schools could see cuts
"As the Boulder Valley School District figures out where to cut about $6 million from next school year's budget, parents at high poverty schools are hearing that their schools could lose resources. School principals last week received base "staffing allocation" numbers, which at elementary schools include classroom teachers and specialists like art teachers. "
Denver Business Journal, March 7, 2012: Walton Family Foundation gives $8M for Colorado education reform in 2011
"'Grants were made to organizations and programs that empower parents, particularly in low-income communities, to choose among quality, publicly funded schools for their children,' the foundation said in a news release. To date, it has donated more than $1 billion to education reform."