Citizens’ Budget: K-12 Education Funding
Author: Educational Policy Center

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Summary

This concise issue brief on K-12 education is part of the comprehensive
Citizens’ Budget. The report lays out a road map for Colorado policy makers to implement policies that would close next year’s billion-dollar budget problem and establish a sustainable trend line for balanced budgets into the future, with no increase in taxes or fees. This section explores how Colorado’s current K-12 school funding system works and offers ideas for savings, including a tax credit program to offset private school tuition costs.