New Research Brief on Payday Lending

November 17, 2008 - CPE released a new research brief, "Colorado Payday Lending Update," which describes recent developments that will shape Colorado’s payday lending law debate.  The brief examines new annual data released by the Colorado Attorney General on the state’s payday lending industry and the election results from ballot measures in Arizona and Ohio, where voters overwhelmingly supported meaningful reform of predatory lending, as well as restrictions on payday lending in other states.

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New Research Brief on Education and Health

November 5, 2008 – CPE released a new research brief, "The Link Between Education and Health", by Matt Sundeen, director of policy and research.  The brief summarizes the findings of a national study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Commission to Build a Healthier America and additional data sources, and discusses the links between educational attainment, as well as income, and health care and outcomes. 

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Report on Tuition Equity

Released in September 2008, Tuition Equity Legislation: Investing in Colorado High School Graduates through Equal Opportunity to Postsecondary Education, which discusses the state and federal policy context of access to higher education for undocumented students, examines recent developments across the nation, and calls for Colorado lawmakers to take action on this critical issue in 2009.  The report was prepared for the Higher Education Access Alliance, a growing coalition of organizations committed to increasing higher education opportunities for all Colorado students, regardless of legal or economic status.

Read the executive summary

Read the report

Read the Denver Post Column

Read the Education News Colorado story

Arts Education Issue Brief

Released in June 2008, Arts Education: Benefits & Challenges provides an overview of the multiple effects of arts education on student achievement and critical skills development, discusses the policy and funding trends that have led to the gradual weakening of arts education in our public school system, and argues for a renewed emphasis on and investment in arts programs.

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The Truth About Payday Loans

The Truth About Payday Loans: How Hardworking Coloradans Take the Bait and Get Caught in A Cycle of Debt is a report by the Center for Policy Entrepreneurship and the Bell Policy Center released in February 2008 demonstrating that payday loans are predatory products that trap borrowers in an unanticipated and costly cycle of long-term debt they cannot easily escape.

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Mark Your Calendars!

Ft. Collins HEAA Event on Dec. 1st:

You are invited to a Higher Education Access Alliance (HEAA) community forum on tuition equity for undocumented students on Monday, December 1, 2008 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. at the Poudre School District Partnership and Volunteer Center (1603 S. Stover Street - Ft. Collins, CO 80525).  Refreshments will be provided.  Please RSVP to Elise Keaton at 303-551-8114 or elise@c-pe.org by Friday, Nov. 14.