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  • Polis Issues Statement on Student Interest Rate Vote
    May 23, 2013  - Today, Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) voted in favor of H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act, which passed with a vote of 221 to 198. “Students in Colorado and across the nation cannot afford to see their student loan interest rates double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent,” said Rep. Polis. “Th... More
  • Polis, Udall, Bennet Introduce Growth to Excellence Act to Ensure Students are College- and Career-Ready the Day They Graduate High School
    May 14, 2013  - Congressman Jared Polis joined with Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet today to introduce the Growth to Excellence Act to ensure that schools have better, more dynamic standards and systems to track student performance from year to year. Colorado's dynamic "growth model" for measuring students' ... More
  • Polis, Chu, Udall and Hirono Introduce Bill to Support Pregnant & Parenting Students
    May 7, 2013  - To mark National Teen Pregnancy Month, Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) joined U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) to introduce the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (PPSAE), a bill that would help states and local school districts support pre... More
  • Polis, Petri Introduce Bill to Simplify and Improve Federal Student Loans
    Apr 25, 2013  - Today, Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) and Congressman Tom Petri (R-WI), both members of the Education and Workforce Committee, introduced the Earnings Contingent Education Loans (ExCEL) Act of 2013 to simplify and improve student loan repayment for borrowers and save taxpayer dollars. This innovativ... More
  • New Bipartisan Early Learning Bill Answers State of the Union Call for Action
    Feb 14, 2013  - President Obama’s call to Congress to improve early childhood education received a rapid response as Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) and Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska) today introduced the bipartisan Continuum of Learning Act to help young children transition from pre-K to elementary school. Decade... More
  • Race to the Top Bill Will Strengthen Education Reform Efforts
    Jan 24, 2013  - Congressman Jared Polis today offered legislation authorizing the highly successful Race to the Top (RTT) competitive education reform grant initiative. RTT provides grants to states and school districts, including in Colorado, that demonstrate a strong commitment to bold educational reforms to clos... More
  • Polis Advocacy Helps Deliver $30 Million Early Learning Grant
    Dec 6, 2012  - Colorado today won a $30 million early childhood education grant that will help prepare all young people for kindergarten and for future success in school, thanks in part to the leadership and advocacy of Congressman Jared Polis. Over the next four years, funding from the U.S. Department of Educatio... More
  • Polis Helps CU Students ‘Know Before They Owe’
    Sep 25, 2012  - With millions of Americans paying more for college loans than necessary, and families confronting a more than $1 trillion avalanche of student loan debt, Congressman Jared Polis visited the University of Colorado, Boulder today to discuss his Know Before You Owe Act (H.R. 6273) with school and state... More
  • Polis Bill Helps College Students ‘Know Before They Owe’
    Aug 1, 2012  - With American families facing a more than $1 trillion avalanche of student loan debt, Congressman Jared Polis introduced the Know Before You Owe Act, which would ensure that student borrowers know about the advantages of taking out lower cost federal loans before borrowing in the private market. Acc... More
  • Polis Launches Bipartisan E-Learning Caucus
    Jul 11, 2012  - To improve access to quality online learning opportunities from early childhood education through college, Congressman Jared Polis and Congresswoman Kristi Noem today launched the bipartisan Congressional E-Learning Caucus. The Caucus, co-chaired by Polis and Noem, will seek to educate members of Co... More
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