It's All In The Headlines

Below are seven months worth of headlines from the SkyHi Daily News regarding the East Grand Schools and their financial woes. The headlines begin with the latest first and go all the way back to last August.

East Grand officials' threats to close Grand Lake Elementary weren't creating the needed urgency, so on January 14th, they upped the ante by threatening to close Fraser as well. Two months later, they've got over $500,000 dollars coming from the special interests and a push for a new tax initiative.

The headlines speak for themselves, but you'll see the high school added $127,000 worth of new counselors at the beginning of December. Financial woes?


Community raises $500,000 to save 2 schools - (7 News) 3/17/11

School districts receive money from MPE educational trust fund - 3/17/11


Grand Lake officials vote to bump up water rates - 3/16/11


Colorado school group to protest budget cuts - 3/14/11


Ad hoc committee formed to explore school funding in Grand County - 3/13/11


Colorado's largest school district to cut $40 million - 3/12/11

Colorado jobless rate of 9.1 percent tops US rate -

Winter Park sales tax rate is tops - 3/10/11

Grand County ok's $227,000 in forest funds for schools - 3/9/11

Community raises $500,000 for schools - 3/4/11

East Grand school district works to "buffer" reserves - 2/27/11

Granby pledges $20,000 for community schools - 2/23/11

Town of Fraser pledges $50,000 to help keep schools open - 2/21/11

East Grand school officials trying to scare taxpayers - 2/21/11

Grand Lake parents have struggles with school issue for years - 2/21/11

Winter Park Council pledges $75,000 for schools - 2/16/11

Grand Lake Board pledges $20,000 for schools - 2/16/11

Hickenlooper proposes $375 million in statewide education cuts -  2/16/11

Grand communities rally for schools - 2/12/11

Winter Park council explores ways to help with school funding - 2/9/11

Sales tax floats to top of school-funding ideas in in Grand County - 2/4/11

Winter Park Council to conduct special meeting tonight about school funding - 2/3/11

Ed Saltzman: Combine the school districts - 1/31/11

Reggie Paulk: Why can't E. Grand Schools fix their problems? 1/26/11

East Grand school officials raise possibility of dipping into reserves to buy time - 1/24/11

'Give us more time,' citizens say of Fraser, Grand Lake school-closing proposals - 1/23/11

More details emerge about the proposal to close East Grand schools - 1/17/11

School board to consider closing Fraser, Grand Lake elementary schools to balance budget and preserve education programs - 1/14/11

Middle Park High welcomes two new counselors - 12/01/10

Grand County voters just say 'No' to schools - 11/2/10

Bridging the funding gap - 10/5/10

Towns, district weight in on the cost of 60, 61 and 101 - 10/4/10

Grand Lake parents petition to keep school open - 9/29/10

Larger shortfall looms in Colorado budget, and schools are likely to feel the pain - 9/21/10

E. Grand Schools get federal jobs funds - 8/30/10

Last first day at Grand Lake Elementary? - 8/30/10

Former Parachute educator lands at MPHS as assistant principal - 8/28/10

East Grand school officials develop strategies to cope with possible cash-flow woes - 8/22/10

Ballot issue hits E. Grand cash flow - 8/2/10