The state's proposed $43.9 billion budget includes significant increases for schools and colleges, but officials claim it falls short of what is needed. A universal school meals program that provides free meals to all students would only be funded for half a year under the current proposal.
This has sparked concerns about the potential impact on students like Vikram Vatti, Lucy Downey, and Nat Young, who are advocating for the passage of a levy to support their schools. If the proposed budget is passed as is, 21 full-time positions will be eliminated at schools in Colorado, highlighting the importance of securing adequate funding for public education.
The persistence of racial and socioeconomic segregation in Colorado's school attendance zones is also a pressing issue that officials are working to address by revising district boundaries every four years.