Tag: education funding
House approves historic public education funding; rural broadband heads to Senate
Notes from the 92nd day of the 2014 legislative session.
Colorado state budget researcher: ‘We’re headed off a cliff’
There is nowhere near enough money for Colorado to continue to do the business of the state as things stand, according to an influential team of researchers at the University of Denver. State lawmakers will either have to raise more money or cut away the kind of programs and services most Americans view as measures of the baseline quality of life achieved over centuries in the world's wealthiest nation.
Heath launches tax initiative to fund education
He's been talking about it since early in the just finished legislative session, but State Senator Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, Monday launched his campaign to raise Colorado taxes in order to better fund education.
$90 million will likely be returned to K-12 education
A bipartisan effort to reduce cuts to K-12 education by $90 million passed the House Thursday with no opposition. Republican House sponsor Rep. Tom Massey, R-Poncha Springs, worked with Democrats to create a compromise that will provide funds to many rural communities, special needs programs and other supplemental programs.
Tax checkoff bill could bring minor relief to schools
Senate committee pass two bills to provide better funding for education. Legislators say voters need to be aware that education funding is quickly falling to crisis levels.
House bill could strip millions from state revenue
The bipartisan hug issued around the Legislature after a compromise on the state budget Tuesday was broken Wednesday as House Republicans passed a bill exempting businesses from business personal property taxes.
Joint Budget Committee compromises, introduces budget
The Joint Budget Committee comes to terms on budget and averts a stand-off. Bill restores some education funding and scales back some PERA contributions.
Budget long bill still in dispute–process shrouded in secrecy
The long bill, scheduled to drop over a week ago and again expected to hit the floor of the Senate Monday, is still hung up in the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) where Senate Democrats say House Republicans have been unwilling to budge on tax breaks.
With deep cuts looming some Colorado school districts look to Walmart...
The surplus of $172.6 million transferred to the education fund in the governor's 2010-2011 FY budget isn't expected to do much to save school districts from having to make deep cuts that would see teachers and staff lose jobs.
House Speaker hopeful Scanlan battles teacher-bill fallout and tea party wave
State Rep. Christine Scanlan, D-Dillon, a rising star on the Colorado political scene, says any talk of her becoming the next Speaker of the House is pointless if Democrats can’t hold onto their current 37-27 House majority in November.