Colorado’s spending plan for K-12 schools was among the first bills lawmakers introduced during this year’s session and among the last pieces of legislation they passed, bookending an especially grueling 120 days that included moments of concern over potential school funding cuts.
Despite having to fill a roughly $1.5 billion state budget hole, however, the General Assembly avoided taking an ax to K-12 education. In fact, lawmakers increased education spending to nearly $10.2 billion as Colorado continues to ramp up a new school funding formula.
“No surprises,” state Sen. Chris Kolker, a Centennial Democrat and a sponsor of the school finance bill, said. “No shenanigans. And we kept it transparent.”
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