Colorado General Assembly
Lawmakers needed to balance a $1.2 billion budget hole. They were still able to secure increases for K-12 and higher education budgets.
After weeks of uncertainty, lawmakers approve $2.9 million for the program as part of the “long bill.”
Higher education leaders said late last year they would need $95 million more annually. They'll get far less than requested.
Colorado Senate lawmakers approved a resolution this week promising to figure out how to boost education funding.
Seclusion is the practice of shutting a student in a room alone. Parents say it is misused and traumatic, while educators describe it as a necessary last resort.
A panel of experts said the state hasn’t felt any major impacts from Trump cuts yet, except for students with disabilities. They worry there will be education challenges in the future.
Legisladores en Colorado dijeron que la propuesta de ley 276 del Senado asegurará que representantes locales no cooperen con agentes de inmigración federales a menos que tengan una razón válida.
The Colorado Youth Advisory Council is made up of 40 students between the ages of 14 and 19 and has helped create laws. But lawmakers will end the council’s ability to draft bills.
One of the bill sponsors said she may try again in future years.
Colorado lawmakers said Senate Bill 276 introduced last week will ensure state and local officials don’t comply with federal immigration officials unless they have a valid reason.
Colorado House Education Committee lawmakers unanimously approved a school funding compromise bill. Its passage marks the first step toward revising how the state will fund schools next year.
‘If we could punish the department without hurting kids, man oh man, would I be on board with that,’ said one lawmaker.
The current version of the legislation is a far cry from what bill sponsors envisioned.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis proposed eliminating student population averaging for the purposes of funding schools. The idea has been criticized by district leaders.
Under the bill, school districts would have to start screening students in the 2026-27 school year.
Colorado’s $43.9 billion budget increases K-12 and higher education budgets, but falls short of what officials say is needed
The state’s budget proposes funding the state’s universal school meals program for only half a year, but the program could be saved through two ballot measures.
One amendment would create a new, potentially less drastic option for when schools or districts have five years of low ratings.
Colorado educators rallied at the Colorado Capitol against lawmakers’ plans to cut back on education funding next year.
El proyecto de ley está trabajando en 30 recomendaciones para cambiar el sistema de rendición de cuentas del estado, que principalmente utiliza pruebas estatales estandarizadas para evaluar el desempeño de las escuelas y los distritos.