Tag: school funding
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LETTERS: Expired license plates; using taxpayer funds
Expired license plates Every day, we see vehicles driving on our streets with severely expired registrations. This isn’t just a minor administrative oversight; it is a direct drain on our community. Registration fees fund vital public infrastructure. When drivers skip out on paying their fair share, essential local entities like our fire districts, school districts…
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$775 million bond measure for Colorado Springs D-11 heading to November ballot
A ballot measure that would make substantial investments into all Colorado Springs District 11 school buildings will be put to a vote this November. The D-11 Board of Education approved the ballot language for a $775 million bond proposal and the district’s intent to participate in the Nov. 3 coordinated election during their regular meeting…
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Woodland Park residents gathering signatures for new school sales tax initiative
Woodland Park residents are working to put a new sales tax for their schools up to a vote this November. Joe Dohrn has filed a citizen initiative petition for the “Supporting All Our Schools Sales Tax Ordinance,” a proposed 0.5% city sales and use tax dedicated to supporting Woodland Park School District RE-2 facilities. He…
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Woodland Park residents gathering signatures for new school sales tax initiative
Woodland Park residents are working to put a new sales tax for their schools up to a vote this November. Joe Dohrn has filed a citizen initiative petition for the “Supporting All Our Schools Sales Tax Ordinance,” a proposed 0.5% city sales and use tax dedicated to supporting Woodland Park School District RE-2 facilities. He…
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Colorado Springs D-11 may present voters with $775 million bond measure
Colorado Springs’ oldest school district could see new capital funding for the first time in over 20 years. Colorado Springs District 11’s Board of Education will decide whether to present a new, districtwide bond totaling $775 million to voters this fall during its regular meeting next week. If the bond were to pass, every school…
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Shrinking school district shortchanges its best hope | Jimmy Sengenberger
Colorado’s public-school enrollment is shrinking. Few places feel it more than Woodland Park, nestled on Pikes Peak’s north slope. Now, the one school stabilizing enrollment in Woodland Park School District is also the one bearing the burden of the district’s own financial turmoil. Colorado funds schools using per-pupil revenue from local property taxes and state…
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As education funding changes in Colorado, rural school districts face uncertainties
In the small mountain town of Cripple Creek, widely known across Colorado for its casinos, donkey herds and mining history, sits a fittingly humble school district faced with rising costs and limited resources to address them. During the district’s spring break in late March, a high school teacher could be found alone in her classroom…
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EDITORIAL: Another attempt to gut TABOR
For well over three decades, the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights has protected Coloradans against money-hungry government. Amended into our state constitution by rank-and-file voters in 1992, TABOR has been the public’s last line of defense against predatory politicians. It limits government growth — capping how much more revenue can be collected each year — and…
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Lewis-Palmer D-38 discusses financial adjustments
As Colorado’s new funding formula for public education rolls out over the coming years, local school districts are beginning to prepare how this might impact their fiscal budgets. Lewis-Palmer D-38’s board of education was presented with a planning process for the 2026-27 fiscal year and the following years during a Feb. 10 work session. The…
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D-11 board of education approves additional funds for struggling students
Colorado Springs D-11 is set to invest more into its schools and students most in need. The school district’s board of education voted unanimously to transfer up to $1 million to invest in additional support toward expanded tutoring and intervention services. These services will include extra-duty pay for teachers for before- and after-school tutoring, additional…