Colorado consistently ranks amongst the most expensive states in the country regarding cost of child care – and we have too few providers. As a child who grew up poor on a single mother’s income, I understand that these price tags are already out of reach and things are about to get much worse as we approach the “child care cliff”: when pandemic-era federal funding expires on September 30, 2023.

All students should receive a diverse learning experience inclusive of cultural context and understanding of all identities. We should be reinforcing the importance of these lessons and continue adding more age-appropriate lessons throughout high school. The argument that including LGBT content in school curriculums is ‘inappropriate’ is ignorant at best and fear-mongering at worst. Teaching an inclusive, factual version of history to kids is not teaching them about sex; it is about showing them that love, identity, and family structure exist on a continuum and not in binary molds.