Two Governors Take their State Schools in Two Different Directions

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has only been in office for about a year. He succeeded Bill Ritter as Colorado’s chief executive. Even though he has only been in office a short time, Hickenlooper has found the time to issue an executive order concerning Colorado Higher Education. On January 11, 2011, he brought into existence the Education Leadership Council. The Council deals with education from Kindergarten through Colorado’s Higher Education system. Ritter, in his four years as governor, issued no executive orders addressing higher education so Hickenlooper is one up over Governor Ritter when it comes to state colleges.