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Education advocates and district leaders say that they won’t know how individual districts will fare until they see the full details of McCluskie’s legislation. But some are worried. McCluskie has met with school district leaders in recent weeks after drafting at least three school funding proposals. One of her proposals sparked more questions than answers … Continued

For many school districts across Colorado, much of this year’s legislative session has come with swells of emotion, starting with a long-awaited moment of celebration when lawmakers and Gov. Jared Polis committed to funding districts to the level required by the state constitution for the first time since the Great Recession. Even while fulfilling that … Continued

Years of school underfunding, an accountability system that erodes trust in educators, rising mental health issues in youth, and school violence are all playing into critical staffing shortages in Colorado’s schools. And educators are worried that other large, systemic issues connected to underfunding are hurting their students. That’s according to the annual State of Education … Continued

Colorado schools face a more than $10 billion budgetary shortfall that has accumulated over more than 13 years. This year, public schools are set to receive one-time pandemic relief funding. Superintendents across Colorado are asking lawmakers to make long-term investments in K12 schools and remind them that kids matter too. Dr. Wendy Birhanzel is superintendent … Continued

School Leaders to Lawmakers: One-Time Funding Doesn’t Make up for Years of Cuts Denver, CO – The Colorado State legislature is expected to make budgetary decisions in the coming weeks that will impact K12 public education for years to come. While elected officials have touted one-time funding and paying off the budget stabilization factor, it doesn’t … Continued

Statewide Coalition of Parents and Educators Calls on Lawmakers to Provide Critical Resources for Kids  Denver, CO – Today, a coalition of school districts from across the state along with concerned parents and business owners have united to relaunch the Kids Matter Too campaign to address the ongoing severe lack of funding in K12 education. … Continued

As communities continue to recover from the pandemic, the need for committed and talented teachers, workforce readiness programs, and access to mental health services in our schools has never been higher. While Colorado’s public education system will receive a one time injection of funding through the American Rescue Plan, there remains a $10 Billion funding … Continued

With a projected budget surplus of $1.3 billion (give or take), Colorado lawmakers are deciding where to invest these resources. The Kids Matter Too effort has been a leading voice for investing this suplus in our schools. We support the bipartisan effort to address funding of education, teacher compensation, and infrastructure needs of Colorado, which … Continued

By Monte Whaley This article was originally published in the Denver Post on March 22nd. One of the biggest Colorado success stories is the increase in the number of kids with health insurance Colorado kids are doing better on several fronts than they were 25 years ago, including in areas of public health, early development … Continued

Statewide Coalition of Parents and Educators Calling on Lawmakers to Provide Critical Resources for Kids Denver, CO – Today, the Legislative Council announced that the General Fund revenue forecast for FY 2018-19 is higher by $1.3 billion relative to the December forecast. Governor John Hickenlooper’s Office released a statement today earmarking $200 million for the State Education Fund. The Kids … Continued