A bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers is trying to change the way Colorado funds its schools by increasing funding for students with greater learning needs, including students living in poverty, those learning English and students with disabilities.
The shift, proposed in legislation introduced Thursday afternoon, marks momentum in redesigning how the state distributes dollars to public schools after about 30 years of using the same formula. Lawmakers say the changes are long overdue.
鈥淭his is a day that I would describe as one filled with hope for the students of Colorado, for a new formula,鈥 Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, a Monument Republican who is one of the main sponsors of the bill, said during a news conference Thursday afternoon. 鈥淔or too long, the formula has been focused on institutions and not about the unique natures of the students who show up on the doorsteps of our schools and whom we seek to serve.鈥
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