Publications
Education | Ethics Reform | Health Care | Environment | Speeches | Testimony
Education
- Jared Polis, Lessons Learned: Reflections on Colorado’s Public Education System (Boulder Valley School District edition), May 2007. (PDF)
- Colorado State Board of Education, Online Education Task Force, Interim Report, March 2007. (PDF)
- Jared Polis, Terre Rushton and Bill Berens, Pro: Community interests are key – BALLOT QUESTION 3A, Daily Camera, October 15, 2006. (PDF)
- National Association of State Boards of Education, Commission on Financial and Investor Literacy, Who Will Own Our Children? (PDF) (October 2006).
- Jared Polis and Patricia Hayes, The mystery of the disappearing students, Denver Post, January 22, 2006. (PDF)
- Jared Polis, Help Students DREAM, Denver Catholic Register, February 1, 2006. (PDF)
- Jared Polis, Seven steps to better state schools, Denver Post, October 16, 2005. (PDF)
- Jared Polis and Patricia Hayes, 20th-century methods don’t work anymore, Denver Post, February 20, 2005. (PDF)
- Jared Polis and Patricia Hayes, Improving education in Colorado. High schools in trouble, Denver Post, August 29, 2004. (PDF)
- Colorado Commission for High School Reform (January 2006), High School Reform in Colorado: Meeting the Expectations of a New Era. (PDF)
- Progressive Policy Institute (December 2005) Peaks and Valleys: Colorado’s Charter School Landscape.(PDF)
Ethics Reform
- Jared Polis Polis: Ethics reform: opportunities, pitfalls and lessons learned, Boulder Daily Camera, May 20, 2007 (PDF)
- Jared Polis & Pete Maysmith Amendment 41’s intent is to put ethics back in government, Greeley Tribune, October 29, 2006 (PDF)
- Jared Polis and Mark Larson, Restoring faith in our government, Denver Post, October 15, 2006. (PDF)
- Jared Polis and Pete Maysmith, YES: No free lunch – or cell phone, plane ticket or Broncos seat, Pueblo Chieftain, October 8, 2006. (PDF)
- Jared Polis and Pete Maysmith, With many valuable gifts, lobbyists exerting undue influence, Rocky Mountain News, October 7, 2006. (PDF)
- Coloradans for Clean Government (August 2006), Gift-Giving in Colorado Politics: The Need for Ethical Reform (PDF)
Health Care
- Jared Polis, Bills would help heal health care, Rocky Mountain News, May 1, 2006. (PDF)
- Jared Polis, Health-Care System is Failing Millions – State legislation a small move toward sane coverage, Boulder Daily Camera, March 5, 2006. (PDF)
Environment
- Jared Polis and Elise Jones, Harnessing Energy Alternatives, Rocky Mountain News, January 6, 2007 (PDF)
- Colorado Conservation Voters (Summer 2006), Colorado Legislative Conservation Scorecard 2006. (PDF)
- Jared Polis and Karen Middleton, Proposed Resolution Concerning Environmental Education to the Colorado State Board of Education. (May 2006) (PDF)
Selected Speeches & Remarks
- Head Start – Region VIII 10/21/06 (PDF)
- Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County 10/10/06 (PDF)
- Colorado Association of School Executives 8/2/06 (PDF)
- Colorado Coalition for the Homeless 5/17/06 (PDF)
- Adams County Education Consortium 5/17/06 (PDF)
- Colorado Association of School Boards 2005 Conference 12/3/05 (PDF)