Update:
6/19/08
Historical Information: CSFP Archival Reports and Documents. Either scroll down to view all CSFP reports or select from the following years: 2007 2006 2005.
STAR Report: STAR Report: The State Taxpayer Accountability Report (STAR) for summarizes the operation of the State of Colorado.
Mill Levy Stabilization: CSFP response to the most common questions about the Mill Levy Stabilization in SB199, Mill Levy Stabilization Common Questions and a description of the effects of Mill Levy Stabilization.
Colorado's Mill Levy History: CSFP Mill Levy History: School Finance 1994-95 to 2005-06.
Total Program Mill Levy by County for each District for 1994-95 and 2004-05 (5 pgs).
Challenges for Adolescent English Language Learners: Alliance for Excellent Education reported on Adolescent English Language Learners for the Carnegie Corporation in late 2006. Their report Double the Work: Challenges and Solutions to Acquiring Language and Academic Literacy for Adolescent English Language Learners sheds new light on this subject. Read their press release for the highlights of the report.
Other Reports
Fingertip Fact Card - 2007
School Finance: What is Happening in Other States?
State of School Funding, 2006
Presentations:
CASB Conference 2007, Joint Presentation: 21st Century School Finance; Complexities of Academic Expectations and Tax Policy
BOCES July 2007: School Finance
CASE Conference August 2007, Joint Presentation: Aiming For The Middle
Return to Year Selection (top of page)
Colorado K-12 Education Funding: An Overview for 2004-05 data (CDE Source).
ELPA 10 Year Summary Report 1996-2006. Source: CDE
School Population Characteristics 92-93 thru 05-06
Return to Year Selection (top of page)
Interim Committee
- 2005 Interim Committee: Charged by the Colorado Legislature (SJR05-047) to Study the Financing of Public Schools. The CSFP presented information on adequacy to this committee on August 2, 2005 and August 12, 2005.
- Charge for the School Finance Task Force
- Presentation to Interim Committee - August 2005
- School Finance Task Force Final Presentation - September 2005
- Generation of School Finance - 1980 - 2005
Specific to Colorado (Charts):
How And Why The Base Changes: Changes over time to Adequate Base Funding compared to Actual Base Funding
Teachers Per Thousand Students: Comparison for 94-95 through 04-05
Total State Enrollment 1994-2003
Enrollment & Characteristics of School Populations from 94-95 through 02-03
ELPA Student Count & Dollar Allocation 94-95 through 05-06
Operating Expenditures (in dollars); Operating Expenditures (percentage)
Impact of Unreimbursed Costs on Base Funding 03-04
How Colorado Compares Nationally:
How Does Colorado Compare?: Education Week, Quality Counts, Jan. 6, 2005
Rankings of the States: Colorado (NEA Research, May 2004)
Education State Rankings 2004-2005 (Publisher Morgan-Quinto)
Taxes 2005: How Does Colorado Compare (Tax Foundation, Washington, DC, April 2005)