There is no doubt that we have a school funding crisis in Colorado. Our state is nearly $2,000 below the national average in per pupil spending and every year our state legislature approves additional unfunded mandates.
Our Association is committed to finding both short and long-term solutions to school funding in Colorado because we know that in order to ensure real results for students and have the ability to prepare students to compete in the global economy we need to properly resource our public school systems.
April 11 Rally to Protect Our Students' Future
Join educators, parents, students and community members from across the state on April 11 at 10:00 am at the state capitol to educate our elected officials about the importance of well funded schools and the impact our current funding structure is having on our community.
Education is the best investment we can make to strengthen our communities and economy. Today’s students, as tomorrow’s citizens and leaders, will deeply impact the quality of life in our communities. An adequately funded education system leads to higher wages and increased employment stability for individuals; higher property values; and towns and cities that are attractive to employers.
We owe it to our children to invest in our school system so that they have the skills necessary to compete in the global economy and we owe it to our communities to provide the resources necessary for successful public schools.
We must all share the responsibility for our children’s success and for building stronger communities.
Download a flier for the event.
If you are a member, you can learn more about the work the Association is doing to increase school funding by logging onto our members only page.