Author: Norton Rainey
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GUEST OPINION: Federal tax credit unlocks funding for Colorado students
Colorado is poised to gain hundreds of millions of dollars in new resources for K-12 education. Much of that investment will be driven not by another line item in a school district budget, but by Coloradans choosing to invest directly in students. The federal Education Freedom Tax Credit will take effect in 2027, allowing taxpayers…
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GUEST COLUMN: Declining K-12 enrollment is a wake-up call
News reports confirm what many school districts already know: public school enrollment in Colorado is steadily declining. The state lost roughly 10,000 public school students in just the past year, part of a multi-year trend now playing out nationwide. Some have sounded the alarm. In truth, this moment is less a crisis than a realignment…