Press Releases

DENVER - Today, Governor Polis highlighted the progress that Colorado has made as shown by the most recent NAEP scores, while acknowledging that there is more work ahead to support students and educators. 

Colorado Will Join Other States in a Lawsuit to Block the Freeze

DENVER — The Colorado Universal Preschool Annual Report, submitted to the Colorado Legislature as part of SMART Act requirements, highlights how the program’s inaugural year transformed early childhood education by providing high-quality, voluntary preschool to every child in the year before kindergarten. Read the report here. 

DENVER – Today, Colorado Governor Jared Polis and British Consul General Richard Hyde signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Colorado and the United Kingdom (U.K.) to foster cooperation on economic relations, trade, and investment. This exciting new partnership will develop and promote shared opportunities between Colorado and the U.K. in clean energy, climate smart agriculture, quantum technologies, space technology, tourism, and artificial intelligence – all important economic drivers for both economies. 

DENVER - Today, Governor Polis, Lt. Governor Primavera, and the Division of Insurance announced historic enrollment rates in Colorado’s nation-leading Colorado Option, with 132,791 people enrolling in the Colorado Option during the open enrollment period that just concluded, representing 47% of all selections for 2025 on Connect for Health Colorado.