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Bullying Prevention in Colorado Schools (2016)

Subject

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

02/17/2016

This memo discusses the scope of bullying in Colorado schools; summarizes the provisions and programs in Colorado state law related to bullying prevention, including safe school plans and criminal penalties; and provides information on training resources and best practices for preventing bullying.

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Overview of the State Education Fund and K-12 Public School Funding (2015)

Overview of the State Education Fund and K-12 Public School Funding

Joint Education Committee

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/04/2015

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Staff Publications

State Education Fund Report (2015)

The forecast for the State Education Fund and the level of General Fund appropriations needed to pay for school finance have changed from when the General Assembly adjourned in May 2014. Property values are expected to grow more rapidly over the next few years, helping to boost the local...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/02/2015

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Issue Briefs

Colorado's K-12 Education Funding Rankings (2015)

K-12 funding rankings are of perpetual interest to legislators, educators, parents, and the general public because they provide a measure to evaluate where Colorado stands nationally on education funding. However, rankings can also result in confusion because of data differences and metrics used...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/22/2015

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

State Revenue & Budget

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Colorado Public School Accountability Handbook (2015)

The General Assembly is required by the Colorado Constitution to establish and maintain a thorough and uniform system of free public schools, where any person between the ages of 6 and 21 may be educated. At the same time, the constitution places control of public school instruction in locally...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/21/2015

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Final/Annual Reports

2014 Early Childhood and School Readiness Legislative Commission Final Report

Pursuant to Section 26-6.5-203, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this commission is to study issues related to early childhood and school readiness in order to improve the state’s early childhood policies.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/12/2014

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

General Assembly

Issue Briefs

Colorado's K-12 Achievement Gaps (2014)

State law defines "achievement gap" as the difference in academic achievement attained by student groups on the statewide assessments and "growth gap" as the differences among student groups in the rates of academic growth.1 Achievement gaps are observable between racial or ethnic groups of...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/03/2014

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Staff Publications

Table 1 School Finance Funding Comparison with Passage of HB 14-1292 and HB 14-1298

School Finance Funding Comparison With Passage of Both HB 14-1292 and HB 14-1298, FY 2014-15

Current Law vs. Passage of HB 14-1292 and HB 14-1298 Combined

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/09/2014

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Staff Publications

Table 2 School Finance Funding Comparison with HB 14-1292 AND hb 14-1298

School Finance Funding Comparison With Both HB 14-1292 and HB 14-1298

FY 2014-15 vs FY 2013-14

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/09/2014

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Issue Briefs

Remedial Education (2014)

Remedial education refers to academic courses in higher education intended to improve the basic skills of new or returning college students, so that they are adequately prepared for college-level work. These basic skills courses are typically non-credit courses. This issue brief discusses how...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/07/2014

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Staff Publications

Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade (K-12) Public School Funding (2014)

This memorandum provides an overview of K-12 funding within the context of the state's operating budget. In December 2013, about $1.1 billion was transferred from the General Fund to the State Education Fund (SEF). The General Assembly has used some of this one-time money to set funding levels...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/03/2014

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

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