Colorado K-12 Funding: Follow the Money
In this 20-minute podcast presentation, senior policy analyst Ben DeGrow addresses where Colorado’s K-12 education dollars come from, as well as how much is spent and where the dollars go. All figures used in the presentation come from the Colorado Department of Education’s most recent (2009-10 school year) revenue and expenditure data. To follow along, please see the accompanying PowerPoint presentation. (This presentation was originally prepared for, and delivered to, a local meeting of the grassroots organization Parent Led Reform on November 14, 2011.)
[http://audio.ivoices.org/schoolfundingpresentation2011.mp3]
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on Dec 1st, 2011 and filed under K-12 Funding, Podcasts.
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