A bipartisan bill that passed its first committee test Wednesday would permanently change the way the state funds special education. Colorado has never paid school districts the full amount needed to serve students with disabilities, according to a model developed in 2006 that’s never been adjusted for inflation. Senate Bill 22-127 — sponsored by Sens. […]
Colorado lawmakers opened the 2022 legislature with a pledge to invest more in education and provide more opportunities for the state’s students after two years of pandemic backlash. Legislative leaders say there might even be a way to fully fund K-12 schools for the first time since the Great Recession. The Democrats touted their record […]
When children return to school after the holidays, parents, the media, and business leaders should keep a closer eye on classroom performance and results. They should make 2022 the year of public education reform – the turning point that will ensure children of all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds get the education they deserve. The editors […]
When children return to school after the holidays, parents, the media, and business leaders should keep a closer eye on classroom performance and results. They should make 2022 the year of public education reform – the turning point that will ensure children of all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds get the education they deserve. The editors […]
POINT: Bob Gardner This November, Colorado voters have a chance to approve the largest expansion of parenting educational choices in the United States in more than a decade. Conservatives across Colorado voted YES to Proposition 119 – Names You Trust, like our last Republican Governor Bill Owens, former Treasurer Mark Hillman, Colorado Springs Conservatives Tim […]
This is part of a series of nationwide vote reviews titled “We don’t have to agree, let’s just vote”. Today we are studying Prop. 119 and how cannabis taxes finance education. COLORADO, USA – This story is part of a series of nationwide voting editions for Next with Kyle Clark called “We don’t have to […]
A campaign in Colorado seems to have gotten enough signatures in November to bring voters to a vote that would raise marijuana taxes to fund programs designed to narrow the education gap for low-income students. The Colorado Learning Enrichment and Academic Progress (LEAP) measure would provide low- and middle-income families with a $ 1,500 scholarship […]
When Colorado schools reopen in the fall, most of them will have a lot more money to work with — between 10% and 12% more per student for the typical district — and schools that serve large numbers of students who live in poverty and English learners will be the biggest beneficiaries. The pandemic forced lawmakers to […]
A Colorado mother oversees an independent custody group “Transparency” in its approach to educational equity, which the Douglas County Board of Education on Tuesday likened to controversial, critical racial theory. Rebels against the attempt. “There’s no need to be more transparent about fundamentally flawed policies,” said Deborah Flora, founder and president of Parents United America, […]
