Source: Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) Amendment 60 Resolution in opposition to the ballot initiative ON LOCAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE WHEREAS, the _______________ Board of Education is a public entity that provides educational services to the children in the _______________ School District; and WHEREAS, a ballot initiative to amend Article X, Section 20 (“Taxpayer [...]

This slideshow is too important to ignore, check it out to see how Colorado is doing compared to the rest of the US in per pupil funding, class size, and more.

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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.