School Finance

It may be hard to believe, but until now, school districts in Colorado have never been required under law to publicly report detailed financial information at the school level. On July 1, an attractive, easy-to-navigate website that provides detailed information

The average Coloradan likely knows two basic truths about school funding: It’s a vitally important and contentious issue, and it’s incredibly hard to understand. School funding is complex in every state, but arguably more so in Colorado than anywhere else.