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- ↑ "About the State Board". Colorado Department of Education. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ↑ "Brief History of the Colorado Department of Education". Colorado Department of Education. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ↑ "Colorado State Board of Education Operating Procedures". Colorado Department of Education. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- 1 2 "Board Member Profiles". Colorado Department of Education. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
