As we enter the changing of seasons from a busy winter to a sure-to-be busy summer (and a quickly approaching summer break for our school-age students), I am reminded just how fortunate we are to have Eagle.
Colorado lawmakers are working to make school funding in our state more student-centered. A new bill looks to update Colorado's outdated school finance formula to increase funding for rural schools and at-risk students, special education, and English Language Learners.
Colorado hasn’t significantly changed the formula used to fund schools in three decades. The new proposed formula would shift funding more to the qualities of students rather than district factors.