May 19, 2024
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Hearing for Colorado school funding formula bill brings out long-standing inequities and new worries

Diego is a high school student in Lafayette. Despite his brilliance and creativity, he may not graduate. His challenges are many: unstable housing (he lives with his aunt), learning English, and mental health issues. “Last year he was often absent or visibly overwhelmed with anxiety and depression,” his English teacher Karen Amadon told a committee

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New way to fund Colorado schools pitched as a way to benefit high-needs students

With less than a month left in the legislative session, how Colorado funds its schools could change. Colorado hasn’t significantly changed the formula used to fund schools in three decades. Multiple attempts to change it have failed, but the duties of schools have changed radically during that time with schools enrolling children with significantly more

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