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The Adequacy Studies are Out. Now What?
BLOG POST: The Adequacy Studies are Out. Now What? It’s the most important news in school funding in a decade: On January 3, the Legislature received reports from two state-commissioned studies outlining the resources Colorado public schools need if we want every student to thrive. (You can find the two...
School Funding
by Timothy Abraham How can me and my country become more strongerWhen my education is being takenLike a sidewalk being walked on for years without repairThe school district is as selfish as a stuck up rich personWho doesn’t even give a nickel to the homeless man around the corner Why...
Governor’s Budget: To avoid bringing back the BS Factor, we need to count less kids.
Though lost in the flurry of pre-election news and activity, the Governor's 2025-26 proposed state budget was released last Friday. We’re not going to sugar coat it: it’s bad news for schools. While the Governor’s Transmittal Letter to the legislature tries to paint a rosy picture of “historic investments” in...
NEWS UPDATE: DISTRICTS OPPOSE AMENDMENT 80
Amendment 80 on the upcoming Colorado ballot proposes allowing public funds to be used for private school funding. This amendment has raised concerns among public education advocates, [see the official website] as it could divert critical resources away from public schools, potentially leading to decreased funding for teacher salaries, classroom...
Voters Won’t Let Fear-Mongering Undermine Public Education
By Lisa Weil, Executive Director of Great Education Colorado lisa@greateducation.org Maybe you saw it in the news: “Colorado GOP Calls for All Children to be Pulled from Public Schools.” There was a time when this headline would have been shocking. The idea that a major political party would encourage parents...
HB24-1448
On April 18, the House Education Committee held a hearing for HB24-1448, a proposal for a new School Finance Formula. As reported by Colorado Public Radio, the hearing aired conflicting views among education community members. Great Education Colorado is currently neutral on the bill, pending possible amendments to address some...
No More B.S. — including about the B.S. Factor.
The B.S. Factor Could Be Ending. Let’s Party Like It’s 1989! On November 1, Governor Polis delivered a FY2024 budget that included a school funding milestone: the end of the “Budget Stabilization Factor.” It is indeed historic. For the first time in 13 years, the state is keeping a promise...
“More Money Doesn’t Mean Better Education”
More funding is necessary to continue increase seen in CMAS scores. I've heard it thousands of times over the past 20 years: "More money doesn't mean better education." That cliche never was and still isn't true. Decades of research have demonstrated that increased funding for public schools does indeed result in improved...
In a Post-Affirmative Action World, we must double down on public schools
When the Supreme Court ruled earlier this summer that institutions of higher education cannot consider race in their admission decisions, they undermined the concept of “affirmative action,” one of few well-established tools designed to acknowledge and rectify the continuing and tangible legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, and redlining. The term...