School Funding

The Colorado CareerWise program was established in 2016 to help high school students prepare for a career path.

Lawmakers have regularly balanced the state budget “on the backs of students,” public schools advocates have argued. This year, legislators took a different approach.

The legislature embraced state protections for kids with disabilities but shot down measures that would expand rental housing for educators, explore ways to cut testing hours and create state rules for new federal program.

Democrats in the legislature referred a measure to the November ballot that would ask voters to increase the state’s cap on government growth and spending by billions of dollars.

The Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation program – also known as TREP -- gives students the opportunity to earn college credit without tuition costs.

A new strain of homeschool enrichment programs funded with state dollars has exploded in recent years, raising red flags for state lawmakers about the cost, content, and structure of these classes

A bill that would ask Colorado voters to put billions more toward school funding passed its first committee hearing.

The measure is backed by the Colorado Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, and other education organizations. It would boost funding for K-12 education and help the state address its massive budget shortfall.

Many counties and school districts received less money for almost two years after Congress let the program expire.

Lower enrollment means less funding for schools, as state-managed funding is tied to student count.