Last week, an amendment to the School Finance Act (the "Maintenance of Effort" amendment) grabbed headlines when House Republicans claimed it as the reason they would not support Speaker Romanoff's budget reform proposal. Read More >>
Pew Center on the States Study: Colorado spends a higher percentage of its state budget on prisons than all but three states. Momentum builds for school autonomy plans. Will the necessary resources follow? A new report describes the common threads among schools that are succeeding in reducing the achievement gap. Many -- like individualized attention for struggling students -- require additional resources. Will legislation encouraging autonomy take that into account?
A broad coalition of advocacy groups in Pennsylvania have joined forces to demand better and more equitable funding for schools. They are seeking an additional $5.7 billion annually in the state budget in order to help all children meet state standards -- this in a state that already spends $2,036 more per pupil than Colorado does. more...
Colorado is still in the bottom quarter of states for funding K-12, according to the annual Education Week report, Quality Counts. Some of Colorado's "highlights" (found in the school finance spreadsheets): more...
Today, the Governor concluded his State of the State address with the topic of education more...
The Denver Post publishes a preview of education issues in the coming session more...
Yesterday, a new research report "Looking Forward" provided Colorado with some sobering news: unless we take action to change current budget constraints, 2007 will be the high-water-mark for public services in Colorado. more...
In case you missed it, check out what our speakers had to say about Great Education Colorado and about school funding in Colorado here...
An interesting and lively discussion with Uncle Charley of the HeadFirst blog is still unfolding. You can see the latest here...
This state has to break from its recent history and stop pitting K-12 against higher education. more...
In 2003, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the state's school finance system was so inadequate as to violate the state's constitution. The Kansas legislature eventually responded, passing legislation in 2006 to significantly increase funding for schools. Then what happened? more...
To address this problem, we need to we need to place the blame where it properly belongs; it is not really the schools that are leaving their children behind. It is the State of Colorado. more...
"Over at the Headfirst blog, our friend Uncle Charley—with whom we have jousted before— chided Great Education Colorado..." more...
