COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Senate passed a two-year, $74.5 billion state operating budget bill Wednesday afternoon, with 5% income tax cuts and an overhaul to education spending. House Bill 110 passed 25 to 8, along partisan lines. The next step is for the bill to return to the House for a vote on whether to agree with the changes the Senate made to the bill - expected Thursday afternoon. The .
SAT, ACT Requirement Lifted For Colorado Public Colleges
Public colleges and universities in Colorado will no longer require prospective students to submit SAT or ACT scores during the admissions process under a new law signed by Governor Polis.
Gov. Polis also signed another bill, HB21-1173, on Tuesday (May 25) that makes Colorado the first state to prevent legacy admissions at its public universities.
The Denver Post claims wealthier families are more likely to be able to afford SAT or ACT tutoring and to live in better-funded school districts that produce college applicants with higher scores.
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For the second straight day, Republicans in the state House of Representatives slammed the brakes on the chamber’s agenda, drawing out debate through the first weekend workday of the legislative
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A bill that would allow Colorado school board members to get paid is headed to the governor’s desk after lawmakers agreed to amendments that would limit board member compensation and require a public meeting before board members decide on compensation.
School board members in Colorado currently cannot receive any compensation. Proponents of the measure said that paying school board members would make service more feasible for working-class community members who might not be able to afford a babysitter or to miss a few hours of work to attend meetings.
“There are significant barriers to serving,” said co-sponsor state Sen. Brittany Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat, in a committee hearing last week. “There are systemic issues, and this is just a little step forward to make sure public service is accessible to those who cannot afford that financial hit.”