SB188 increases Colorado's public-school funding for FY 2024-25, raising base per pupil funding by $419.97 to $8,496.38, with total program funding set at $9.7 billion. It adds rural funding to support small and rural districts.
The Colorado State House of Representatives passed SB188 on April 25, 2024 by a vote of 61 to 1. We have assigned pluses to the nays because education is not a proper function of government, and taxpayers should not be forced to fund schooling for other people’s children. Instead, we encourage parents to remove their children from government-run schools and seek sound alternatives, such as homeschooling or patriotic private institutions such as FreedomProject Academy, which operate without government funding.
