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State lawmaker tells Englewood leaders he will defend K‑12 funding formula averaging amid $1 billion cuts
Summary
Jeff, chair of the Joint Budget Committee, told Englewood officials he does not support eliminating student‑count averaging entirely and expects a significant increase in K‑12 funding overall because of Amendment 23; he said a glide path toward shorter averaging is likely but details remain under negotiation.
Jeff, chair of the Joint Budget Committee, told Englewood officials that K‑12 public education protections will remain a priority even as the state faces a large overall budget shortfall. “The last place in the world that I want to cut from our budget is K‑12 public education,” he said.
Context and the issue: The briefing reviewed the state funding formula for schools, which depends on a per‑pupil count taken on a single October count day. Under current law the…
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