In a landmark ruling that provides legal recourse to children in severely underfunded schools, the Colorado Supreme Court today reinstated a lawsuit alleging that Colorado’s school funding system does not meet constitutional standards. From the Denver Post: In an opinion that could have profound implications for the state budget, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled today [...]

Well, how did we get here? The falling red line on this graph documents how Colorado’s per pupil funding compares to the national average from 1972-2007.  With conventional wisdom in and around the Capitol that K-12 funding is “fine” and has been protected – perhaps too protected – by Amendment 23, this graph tells the [...]

The falling red line on this graph documents how Colorado’s per pupil funding compares to the national average. Read on and print out this fact sheet of questions for school board members and legislators.

Were you there? You might be in one of these photos. We had a great time at this year’s tennis event, take a look!

Great Education Colorado is a statewide, nonpartisan, grassroots organization that is focused on improving education in Colorado through wise, increased investment in our schools, colleges and universities.