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Impact NOW:Immediate Action for Colorado’s Kids
Great Education ColoradoFebruary 2014
Falling.
Falling.
Falling.
FY92
FY93
FY95
FY97
FY99
FY01
FY03
FY05
FY07
FY09
FY11
-3000
-2500
-2000
-1500
-1000
-500
0
500
Trends in Per Pupil Spending:Dollar Amounts Colorado Spends Less than the National Average
Profile Data: U.S. Census: Ed Week NCES US Average
U.S. Average per Pupil Spending (baseline)
Funding Gap between what CO spends per student and the Na-tional Average
Increased Expectations
Districts must implement: Teacher Effectiveness (SB 191) Accountability Reform (SB 163) P-20 Standards & Assessments (SB 212) Literacy Act Common Core Standards
Per Pupil Funding Hasn’t Kept Up . . .
FY
08
-09
FY
09
-10
FY
10
-11
FY
11
-12
FY
12
-13
FY
13
-14
$5,000
$5,500
$6,000
$6,500
$7,000
$7,500
$6,874 $7,077 $6,813 $6,468 $6,474 $6,585
Average per pupil funding in Colorado
Actual per pupil
Didn’t we protect funding with Amendment 23?
• 2000: Voters passed Amendment 23 to guarantee increases in education funding
• 2009: General Assembly reinterpreted Amendment 23 in a way that allowed them to cut total program from one year to the next
• 2014: Total funding is $1 billion below what Amendment 23 requires
Unconstitutional Cuts
FY
08
-09
FY
09
-10
FY
10
-11
FY
11
-12
FY
12
-13
FY
13
-14
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$6,874 $7,077 $6,813 $6,468 $6,474 $6,652
$134 $423 $906
$1,278 $1,209
Average per pupil funding in Colorado
Neg. FactorActual per pupil
Is it time to climb?
• This year, the legislature has
$1.4 Billion more general fund to spend above last year’s appropriations.
$1.4BLegislative Decisions
1) Increase Funding Beyond Inflation and Enrollment Growth?
2) If so, by how much? 3) In what way?
Ongoing vs. One-TimeEarmarked vs. Negative Factor (local control)
$1.4BLegislative Decisions
1) Increase Funding Beyond Inflation and Enrollment Growth? YES
2) If so, by how much? 3) In what way?
Ongoing vs. One-TimeEarmarked vs. Negative Factor (local control)
$1.4BLegislative Decisions
1) Increase Funding Beyond Inflation and Enrollment Growth? YES
2) If so, by how much? $250-275M3) In what way?
Ongoing vs. One-TimeEarmarked vs. Negative Factor (local control)
$1.4BLegislative Decisions
1) Increase Funding Beyond Inflation and Enrollment Growth? YES
2) If so, by how much? $250-275M3) In what way?
Ongoing vs. One-TimeEarmarked vs. Negative Factor
(local control)
$1.4BLegislative Decisions
1) Increase Funding Beyond Inflation and Enrollment Growth? YES
2) If so, by how much? $250-275M3) In what way?
Ongoing vs. One-TimeEarmarked vs. Negative Factor (local control)
Investment – not just spending
• The benefit lives on even if funding stream is disrupted:– the child in preschool– the teacher who
improves his craft– the student who
overcomes a disability
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