News Category: Ballot Questions
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Is more money really going to improve education?
Studies demonstrate that well-targeted dollars have a direct, positive effect on student outcomes. To list just a few: A study published in 2015 showed that a 10% increase in school funding for low-income students resulted in a 9.5% increase in their earnings as adults. Investing in smaller class sizes matters....
If this measure passes, what prevents the legislature from reducing the amount they would have funded K12 education?
This ballot measure requires at least 35% of the additional revenue to be directed to education, including pre-school through 12th grade education, vocational education and higher education. As in every legislative session, the legislature has the ability to cut education in order to fund other areas of the state budget....
What is the language set by the Title Board for the measures?
The Title Board met on April 6 and set title for the following three versions of the ballot measure: Measure #116 A change to the Colorado Revised Statutes permanently authorizing the state to retain and spend all state revenues that exceed the constitutional limitation on state fiscal year spending, and,...