Bipartisan school funding updates drive more resources to support at-risk students, English Language Learners, special education students, and rural districts
Committee also passes bipartisan bill to improve transparency into higher education costs and reduce barriers to completing higher education degree or certificate programs
DENVER, CO – The House Education Committee today passed two bipartisan bills aimed at supporting Colorado students.
HB24-1448, sponsored by Speaker Julie McCluskie and Assistant Majority Leader Jennifer Bacon, would update Colorado’s outdated and inequitable school finance formula by increasing funding for rural schools and at-risk, special education, and English Language Learner students. SB24-164, also sponsored by McCluskie, would improve transparency requirements for higher education institutions and increase the rights of higher education students…
