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DENVER – Colorado lawmakers start work Monday on what may be the Legislature’s trickiest job of the year, crafting an education overhaul without $1 billion a year in new taxes.
Colorado lawmakers start work Monday on what may be the Legislature’s trickiest job of the year, crafting an education overhaul without $1 billion a year in new taxes.
However, the governor’s budget includes an extra $259.6 million increase in school funding.
Monday, the House Education Committee will work on how to spend that money including more funding for early literacy programs, charter schools and for students learning English.
Some major education groups say the proposal needs a lot of work, so Monday’s debate is expected to be lengthy.
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