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Post Date March 24, 2010
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DECIDE: Frequently Asked Questions

Inaction is no longer an option! Read more than 1,000 P-20 education cuts stories from across Colorado telling the devastating impacts of cuts to Pre-school, K-12, and Higher Education.

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March 24, 2010

 

 

Diverse Coalition Asks Legislators: “Let Voters DECIDE to Support Education in Colorado”

 

New “Great Futures Colorado” Coalition Proposes Referred Measure to Give Voters a Say in Preventing Deep Cuts to Public Schools and Higher Education

DENVER – A diverse coalition of public education supporters …

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DECIDE Frequently Asked Questions

Post Date March 24, 2010
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Left with no other options, the legislature is now considering a budget that will cut hundreds of millions of dollars from K-12 education – about $400-500 per pupil. Colorado already funds its schools $1,900 below the national average. Without action at the ballot, the 2011-12 budget will bring even deeper cuts to every public school in Colorado.

Higher education is also in trouble. Colorado ranks 48th in the country in state funding for higher education. The higher education funding cliff threatens the sustainability, quality, and affordability of colleges and universities in Colorado.

Is that what Colorado voters want?

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