Two influential teachers unions plan to endorse Cary Kennedy in the Democratic primary for governor.
Kennedy’s campaign said Tuesday that the Colorado Education Association and the Colorado chapter of the American Federation of Teachers will formally announce their endorsements on Wednesday in Denver.
Kennedy is a former state treasurer and chief financial officer for the city of Denver who was the author of Amendment 23, a measure that requires the state to increase educational funding every year. The state doesn’t fully comply with that requirement because it can’t afford it.
Kennedy has made increasing teacher pay a key part of her education platform, which also also calls for universal access to preschool and full-day kindergarten. She says her ultimate goal is have every Colorado student in college or in the workforce by age 19. She acknowledges that enacting this platform would require changes to the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights to allow the state to keep more revenue.
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