Wednesday, May 18, 2005

65 Percent Solution Here's an article about the proposal to spend 65 percent of education dollars in the classroom from the Rocky Mountain News [May 18 2005, "Lawmakers unveil classroom-support plan"]. From the article, "Republican lawmakers outlined their plan Tuesday for the ballot measure, saying it is the best way to boost school achievement without raising taxes. They said it would redirect $400 million statewide back to the classroom. Under the plan, football coaches would be considered "in classroom," but counselors wouldn't. Currently, Colorado schools spend about 58 percent of their School Finance Act dollars on direct classroom costs, ranking 47th highest in the nation for such spending, according to the National Center for Education Statistics." Category: Denver November 2006 Election 5:55:22 AM    comment []

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