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Statewide Day of Action – March 20th

After decades of underfunded public education in Colorado, our educators and students are facing another threat.

Due to restrictions on collecting revenue imposed by TABOR, this year the legislature will need to cut over a billion dollars of state expenditures.

Unfortunately, Colorado is once again looking to balance the state budget on the back of public education, despite overwhelming evidence that our schools are already underfunded by $4,000 to $4,500 per student per year.

A cut is a cut—and our students pay the price.

A cut is a cut—no matter how it’s framed, reducing school funding will harm students, educators, and public education in Colorado.
The state also does not have the funding to implement the New School Finance Act (HB 24-1448) as intended, and some groups are pushing to remove key protections for districts that would lose funding.
Colorado’s public schools are already underfunded by $4 billion annually—we cannot afford to lose more. Educators, students, and families deserve better

Take Action

Thursday, March 20

11:30am – 3pm MDT

Colorado State Capitol

200 E Colfax Ave, Denver CO 80203

Colorado students and educators are already being asked to do more with less every year — and now lawmakers are considering even more cuts to public education.

Despite being one of the wealthiest states in the country, Colorado chronically underfunds its public schools by $4,000 to $4,500 per student per year compared to the national average. Now, facing a budget shortfall of more than a billion dollars, we must prevent state legislators from cutting public education funding to balance their budget.

Let’s be clear: A cut is a cut, and students pay the price.

On March 20th, educators, students, families, and community partners from across Colorado will rally at the State Capitol to demand No More Education Cuts and call for the fully funded public schools our students deserve.

Wear your favorite #RedForEd shirt and join us.