On a recent PACE survey, 88% of teachers indicated their support for the ability to choose, instead of the current PERA model, to have their money invested in a portable account that they can take with them should they move out of the state or change careers.

Supports Depositing Percentage of Student Funding into Classroom Account

Englewood, CO – The Professional Association of Colorado Educators recently polled member educators about the merits of education reform in Colorado. One of the themes that remained constant was the empowerment of educators to have control over their own classrooms. A whopping 77% of teachers agree with a policy that would require the deposit of a percentage of per-pupil funding into a classroom account to be used by a teacher on the classroom level.

For Immediate Release                                                      

March 27, 2014 

 Survey of Colorado Teachers Demonstrates

Support for Innovative Education Policies

Englewood, CO – Today the Professional Association of Colorado Educators (PACE), the largest non-union educators' organization in the state, released its 2014 Membership Survey about possible reforms to education in Colorado. Survey results show forward-thinking stances on policy changes, from pension reform to how we license teachers.