Sep 29, 2021 | 2021 Research, Education, Featured Research, Recent Research, Research
If Colorado is to have a substantive public discourse about how to improve educational outcomes, there needs to be a common understanding of how K-12 public education is funded in the state. This study analyzes statewide and regional trends in K-12 revenues and spending over the past decade to help ground conversations in facts.
Jun 7, 2021 | 2021 Podcasts, Podcast
On this edition of Common Sense Digest, we take a deep dive into a major law unique to Colorado, and why it is relevant today, nearly three decades after being voted in by Coloradans in 1992. That’s right, we’re discussing the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, commonly referred to as TABOR.
Apr 9, 2021 | 2021 Podcasts
Join us as we discuss Colorado’s education funding system and discuss proposed House Bill 21-1164 which may help the system start on a path of correction by addressing the patchwork system of property taxes on the revenue side.
Mar 31, 2021 | 2021 Research, Education, Recent Research, Research
The current education funding system is laden with problems and inefficiencies that hinder schools from functioning at their highest levels. Increasing revenues without addressing the severe flaws in how the state allocates those revenues, as HB21-1164 does, is a missed opportunity to improve student outcomes.