Comments on: Colorado K-12 Tax Hikes Challenged: Economy Squeezes Household Incomes Harder Than School Budgets

By: Ed is Watching » A Better Approach to K-12 Budget Issues: Don’t Yell at TABOR, Fix PERA

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:59:48 +0000

[...] to some of the local school tax increases — especially in Jefferson County — have raised the issue of PERA. Jeffco superintendent [...]

By: K-12 tax campaigns still seen as good investment « Watchdog News

K-12 tax campaigns still seen as good investment « Watchdog News — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:37:20 +0000

[...] last month found that household incomes in the five largest districts proposing tax hikes this year have suffered considerably more than their local school district budgets. For example, in the most recently measured five-year period, Denver Public Schools increased real [...]

By: Ed is Watching » Denver Post Adds a Little Institute Balance to School Tax Hike Coverage

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:18:15 +0000

[...] Auge shows that she read my Education Policy Center friend Ben DeGrow’s concise new paper “Colorado K-12 Tax Hikes Challenged” in her story’s third paragraph as she covered the issue in yesterday’s Denver Post: The [...]

By: Ed is Watching » Colorado Isn’t Alone in Considering School Finance “Grand Bargain”

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:13:45 +0000

[...] “bold” request for additional tax revenue from voters (making such a tough request from cash-strapped voters in one sense would have to be [...]

By: Ed is Watching » Where Exactly Can Denver Public Schools Save Money in Its Budget?

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:17:42 +0000

[...] Education Policy Center friend Ben DeGrow came out with a short, fun, and kid-friendly paper called “Colorado K-12 Tax Hikes Challenged.” The paper looked at five large school districts asking voters for more tax funds on this [...]

By: Ed is Watching » Want to Improve K-12 Productivity? Avoid Baumol’s Disease Like Plague

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:58:18 +0000

[...] for me to tell you about the great need for public schools to spend dollars more productively. A recent brief, colorful paper written by my Education Policy Center friend Ben DeGrow makes the point with some great local [...]

By: DeGrow: Look at School vs. Household Budgets Calls for Productive Reforms | Education Policy Center

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:17:47 +0000

[...] comparison comes from DeGrow’s 2-page September report “Colorado K-12 Tax Hikes Challenged: Economy Squeezes Household Incomes Harder Than School Bud… built on an analysis of state education and federal census data. The brief publication has been [...]

By: Briefs: Dougco’s CORA fees, CEA ads | EdNewsColorado

Briefs: Dougco’s CORA fees, CEA ads | EdNewsColorado — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:00:19 +0000

[...] the news release and see the report. AKPC_IDS += [...]

By: JeffCo 3A & 3B Squeezing Household Budgets — JeffCo Students First Action

JeffCo 3A & 3B Squeezing Household Budgets — JeffCo Students First Action — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:32:53 +0000

[...] Policy Analyst Ben DeGrow and the Independence Institute released an Issue Backgrounder on the Denver Metro area school funding increases, including Jefferson County School’s 3A and 3B, a mill levy increase and bond [...]

By: Independence Institute: Jon Caldara » Report Challenges K-12 Tax Hikes

Independence Institute: Jon Caldara » Report Challenges K-12 Tax Hikes — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:03:53 +0000

[...] years. Senior education policy analyst Ben DeGrow’s colorful, two-page issue backgrounder “Colorado K-12 Tax Hikes Challenged” shows four of the five largest school districts with mill levy and/or bond issues on the ballot [...]