Statistics & FAQs

Funding FAQs

P-12 or higher education or both? Does more money really mean a better education? Will fixing education funding require ballot action? Learn more about Colorado’s education funding crisis with our general or issue-specific FAQs below:

• General
• Adequacy Lawsuit
• Amendment 23
• Funding Q&A
• Funding Stabilization
• P-12 or Higher Ed? Both!
• Public School Funding
• Referendum C
• TABOR and Gallagher Amendments

Statistics

Learn where Colorado ranks in the nation and how the state compares regionally in per pupil funding:

• Key Statistics
• 2012-13 Proposed Education Cuts for Colorado Schools
• The Graph That Says it All

Taking Note

Stories, facts and figures that take note of how education funding is affecting Colorado’s students:

• The Latest
• Preschool
• K-12
• Higher Education
• Special Education
• Money Matters
• Narrowing Curriculum
• Teaching Profession
• Extended Learning
• Miscellaneous

Timeline of Colorado’s Funding Crisis

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