OPINION: One-time K-12 funding can’t make up for decades of cuts
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
As Lawmakers Debate K12 Funding, School Districts Across Colorado Fight to Remind them Kids Matter Too
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
Colorado Public School Districts Relaunch Statewide Campaign “Kids Matter Too”
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