Ballot Issues
- A Graduated Income Tax Would Work for Colorado | Bell Policy Center
- Colorado Democrats push third ballot issue since 2019 to keep and spend TABOR refunds
Resources
- Education Law Center Making the Grade State Profiles | Ed Law Center
- How the Federal Government Funds Colorado Schools | Colorado Fiscal Institute
- Why your rising tax bill isn’t helping your schools | Golden Transcript
Legislation
- Colorado lawmakers pass key education bills, avoid core funding cuts
- Colorado lawmakers unveil bill to ask voters to alter TABOR cap and raise more money for schools
- Colorado Democrats plan ballot measure to raise money for schools
- SB26-135 • 2026 State Public K-12 Education Funding | Keeping Law Simple
Articles
State
- TABOR Is an ‘Irrational, Far-Right’ Handicap on Colorado | CTR
- Colorado lawmakers avoid big cuts to education in 2026-27 budget
- As another budget shortfall looms, Colorado lawmakers aim to preserve K-12 education funding | Chalkbeat
Colorado schools avoid budget squeeze while voters decide future of education funding - Colorado educators spotlight rural school challenges as they call for change to TABOR limit | The Aspen Times
- Colorado schools fear budget cuts as legislators address funding shortfall | Sentinel
- Colorado schools fear budget cuts as legislators address funding shortfall | Sentinel
- CSU, higher ed face projected funding deficit as 2026 legislative session begins | The Rocky Mountain Collegian
- Gov. Jared Polis noncommittal on supporting TABOR change, says Coloradans ‘value’ tax refunds | Steamboat Pilot & Today
- Trump administration must keep funding Colorado’s poorest families, judge rules in temporary reprieve | Durango Herald
- Federal SNAP-Ed Program Cuts Mean Less Nutrition Education for Colorado Students | Pagosa Daily Post
- Federal cuts strip funding that supports Native American students | Tribal Radio
- Littwin: Maybe it’s a long shot, but voters will get another chance to rein in TABOR
- Trump education cuts will affect Colorado, lawmakers are warned | Chalkbeat
- 7 Colorado education issues we’re watching in 2026 .
- Colorado governor wants to count car registration taxes differently and schools would pay the price | 9 News
- 42 states allot smaller portion of funds to K-12 compared to 20 years ago, report says
- Emergency Loans Are Costing US Schools Millions — and Lining Wall Street Pockets
Districts
- After-school funding for more than 5,000 Colorado children at risk of being cut
- More money per student. So why are schools still cutting? How Adams 12, Jeffco, 27J, Westminster and Weld RE-8 fared in the 2026 School Finance Act bill
- ASD board reviews ‘Cut the Ropes’ November ballot campaign | Aspen Daily
- Bayfield School District cuts programs amid budget crisis
- Cherry Creek School District cutting 159 jobs, reducing expenses by $23 million amid budget shortfall
- Colorado School Finance Act signed into law, with some adjustments to funding for Western Slope districts
- Colorado School Districts Face Enrollment Challenges
- D51 leaders learn about state budget status, bill that would send TABOR refund dollars to schools
- Denver Public Schools sees 44% increase in school bus fuel costs
- Durango School District paints bleak local, statewide budget outlook
- Eagle County schools face local, state funding crisis even as property values, taxes increase
- ‘We are stripping the district down to absolute essentials,’ School District 49 grapples with budget crisis
- First look: How Jeffco’s $45M in cuts will hit schools | The Golden Transcript
- Garfield Re-2 Superintendent’s column: Understanding school funding, state decisions an what comes next
- La Junta Jr./Sr High School principal steps down, as district faces severe financial challenges
- MCSD looks to make ‘thoughtful decisions’ during tough budget season — With falling enrollment and budgetary belt tightening, school district contemplates consolidations
- Montrose County School District warns of budget gap for 2026-27 school year
- Why is Poudre School District facing new financial challenges?
- Roaring Fork School District faces budget questions after 4.2% enrollment drop | Post Independent
- Telluride School District has its ‘back against the wall’
- Budget cuts weigh heavy on Thompson School District
2025
- Rural Colorado counties, schools to see funding boost after Congress renews longstanding federal program | Sky-Hi News Secure Rural Schools signed by president | Local News …
- Liberty Common School Expands Junior-High Campus With Federal Grant | North Forty News
- Jeffco Public Schools to cut at least 150 jobs as district faces deficit | Denver Post
- Gov. Jared Polis’ budget proposal keeps K-12 funding promises, allows for college tuition increases | Chalkbeat
- The Colorado legislature just tackled two budget crises. Another is on the horizon | The Colorado Sun
- Northern Colorado school district to cut mental health services for students after losing federal funding | CBS News
- Governor signs new school funding formula into law, securing an extra $500 million for Colorado schools | The Colordo Sun
- As Colorado’s district-run schools shrink and charters grow, their demographics are converging | CPR
- Trump education cuts will affect Colorado, lawmakers are warned | Chalkbeat
- The future of two closing Denver school buildings is decided. The fate of three others is TBD. | Chalkbeat
- D51 provides hiring update on staff impacted by school closures | Daily Sentinel
- New Task Force Developed to Provide Community Feedback to the WPSD School Board and Administration | The Mountain Jackpot News
- The future of two closing Denver school buildings is decided. The fate of three others is TBD. | Chalkbeat
- Colorado speaker proposes new school funding approach that would curb — but not eliminate — cuts for many districts | The Colorado Sun
- Colorado and 7 other States sue Trump administration over cuts to rural teacher-training funds | The Denver Post
- Colorado’s Education Crisis: Broken promises and backdoor budget cuts | The Business Times
- Colorado education groups ask lawmakers to devise plan to boost school funding, eye 2026 ballot measure | The Colorado Sun
- D60 hosts rightsizing community session at Pueblo East High School | The Pueblo Chieftain
- Moffat County School District faces tough financial decisions amid declining enrollment, increased costs | Steamboat Pilot
- School Views: Bracing for budget shortfalls | Vail Daily
- As teachers rally, data shows Colorado schools have been underfunded by $10 billion over past decade | Denver 7 News
- ASD employees could be reassigned amid attrition cuts | Aspen Daily News
- “Bait and switch”: D51 bracing for financial fallout from state budget | The Daily Sentinel
- Budget shortfall means Colorado’s young children with developmental delays will get fewer services | CPR News
- BVSD enrollment decline slows, but funding and school closures remain a concern | Boulder Reporting Lab
- Could some schools be closing? Pueblo School District 60 announces decision to “right size” | KRDO News
- Cuts and changes coming to CO program that provides developmental support to children | KRDO
- DOGE said it cut $881 million at the Education Department. The real savings are much less. | USA Today
- Dozens of school leaders urge Colorado House speaker to adopt new funding formula despite error | The Colorado Sun
- Here’s how northern Colorado schools spend federal education dollars | KUNC
- Impact of Federal Funding Cuts on Colorado Communities by District | Colorado Fiscal Institute
- Manitou schools brace for budget blows | Pikes Peak Bulletin
- MCSD Whiteboard: A hard conversation on ‘right-sizing’ | Craig Press
- Rural Colorado schools already hurting for resources could be choked by proposed funding cuts
- School board discusses potential reorganization of elementary schools | The Journal
- Teachers at closing schools accuse D51 of not following state law in interview process | The Daily Sentinel
- Weld RE-1 plans to close South Valley Middle School for one year to fix budget woes |. Times-Call
- ‘Why Jefferson? Why Now?’ Families fight to save school amid closure plans | JeffCo Transcript