Staff Publications

Cost of Living Study Memo with Table (2016)

Subject

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Agency

Published

03/09/2016

Legislative Council Staff conducts a study of the cost of living in each school district every two years, as required by state law. The results of the 2015 study indicate that the cost of living, adjusted by where employees live, increased in 177 of the 178 school districts in the state. In 137 of these districts, the change in cost of living from 2013 to 2015 was large enough to increase the cost-of-living factor used in the school finance funding formula.

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Staff Publications

Estimated Value of School Finance Factors, Including Negative Factor, FY 2015-16

ESTIMATED VALUE OF SCHOOL FINANCE FACTORS, INCLUDING NEGATIVE FACTOR, FY 2015-16

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/28/2015

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Staff Publications

Additional At-Risk Student Funding Under SB 15-267, FY 2015-16

Additional At-Risk Student Funding Under SB 15-267, FY 2015-16 (estimated allocation is about $16.13 per at-risk student)

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/07/2015

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Staff Publications

Reengrossed Senate Bill 15-267 (FY 2015-16 Compared with FY 2014-15)

Reengrossed Senate Bill 15-267 FY 2015-16 Compared with FY 2014-15

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/28/2015

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Staff Publications

Senate Bill 15-267 as Introduced by the General Assembly (FY 2015-16 Compared with FY 2014-15)

Senate Bill 15-267 as Introduced by the General Assembly

FY 2015-16 Compared with FY 2014-15

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/16/2015

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Staff Publications

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

Staff Publications

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)

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