“Stimulus” Education Dollars Little More Than Jobs Program for K-12
- February 19, 2009
Amendment 66 on the November 2013 Colorado ballot proposes a nearly $1 billion statewide income tax increase to pay for a new school finance formula and other education funding priorities. A majority vote at the polls would activate the policy changes in Senate Bill 213, approved by the legislature’s Democratic majority and Gov. John Hickenlooper. The policy package tied to approval of the tax increase proposal raises four primary concerns.
READ MORESenior education policy analyst Ben DeGrow sheds light on some claims made by backers of Colorado’s Amendment 66, the billion-dollar-a-year statewide education tax increase proposal.
READ MOREBob Hagedorn, an Aurora Democrat who served in the state legislature from 1993 to 2008, explains why he has taken a stand in opposition to the billion-dollar statewide tax initiative and offers some policy alternatives.
READ MORESenior education policy analyst Ben DeGrow and University of Colorado-Colorado Springs professor Joshua Dunn break down the Colorado Supreme Court’s landmark Lobato ruling. By a 4-2 margin, the Court overturned a 2011 decision that would have cost an additional $1.35 to $4.15 billion a year to fund K-12 education.
READ MOREComments from senior education policy analyst were featured in the new edition of the nationally-syndicated Choice Media Ed Reform Minute. The story covers Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s recent signing of Senate Bill 213, the “Future School Finance Act” measure tied directly to a statewide billion-dollar tax increase proposal: In the era of the school choice
READ MORESenator Scott Renfroe, Republican from Weld County, explains why he could not support Senate Bill 213 or its accompanying tax increase proposal, given the weakness of reforms and the availability of other existing budget funds.
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