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William (Bill) F. Owens – Bio

William (Bill) F. Owens Board of Advisors, Founder CO
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William (Bill) F. Owens

Colorado Governor (1999-2007)

Governor William (Bill) F. Owens served as the 40th Governor of Colorado from 1999 to 2007, making education a key priority focus.

Owens previously served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1982 until 1988, and as a State Senator from 1988 to 1994, representing Aurora and Arapahoe Counties. While in the state senate, he and Aurora colleague Rep. Peggy Kerns successfully authored into law the nation's third charter school law in 1993.

William (Bill) F. Owens Library Contributions

Colorado Branches Out For Banking, Denver Post, 1991-06-01

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1991

DPS Weighs A Marshall Plan, Rocky Mountain News, 1994-01-10

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1994

13 To Vie For Bit Of Charter School Pie, Denver Post, 1994-01-08

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1994

First Charter School Up Running, Denver Post, 1993-09-10

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1993

First Charter School Gets Official Ok, Denver Post, 1993-08-04

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1993

Chalk One Up For The Power Of A Frustrated Mother, Rocky Mountain News

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1993

Charter Schools Update, Two Of 50 Up And Running, CEA Journal, December 1993

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1993

Aurora Teachers Group Plans A Charter School

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1993

Proposals Flow In As Law Sparks Interest In Charter Schools, Rocky Mountain News, 1993-06-20

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1993

Charter School Opens Under Scrutiny, Rocky Mountain News, 1993-09-30

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1993

Breaking Ground, Doors Open At Area’s First Charter School, Denver Post

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1994

Britain’s Brand Of Choice, Time, 1991-09-16

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1991

Support For Independent Public School District, Denver Post, March 1992

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1992

Charter Schools An Element Of True Reform, Greeley Tribune, 1993-03-03

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1993

Final Faceoff On Schools, Rocky Mountain News, 1993-05-12

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1993

Public Education, A Shift In The Breeze, A Conference Funded By The Gates Foundation, 1989-09-20-23

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1989

Letter To Senator Bill Owens From Robert Gray, SB 93-183, 1993-04-07

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1993

Comparison Of Charter School Provisions, Minnesota Statute, California Statute, And SB 93-183, 1993-02-09

William (Bill) F. Owens
CO | 1993
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