Ed groups bat .785 on endorsements | EdNewsColorado

Ed groups bat .785 on endorsements | EdNewsColorado

Ed groups bat .785 on endorsements

by Todd Engdahl

The five education groups that endorsed or contributed to legislative candidates in the general election picked the winners at an overall rate of 78.5 percent.

Five organizations – the Colorado Education Association, American Federation of Teachers-Colorado, the Colorado Association of School Executives, Stand for Children and Democrats for Education Reform – backed legislative candidates. (The school executives only endorsed; political committees affiliated with the other groups gave financial contributions. Stand didn’t give money to every candidate it endorsed.)

Here’s the scorecard by organization:

• CEA – Contributed to 41 candidates; 31 of those won. 75.6 percent.
• AFT – Contributed to 42 candidates; 31 of those won. 73.8 percent.
• CASE – Endorsed 32 candidates; 27 of those won. 84.3 percent.
• Stand – Endorsed or contributed to 18 candidates; 15 of those won. 83.3 percent.