Colorado’s current funding formula doesn’t reward better performance in any substantive way. The lack of real financial rewards provides very little incentive for higher education institutions to move the n

Colorado has experienced a 25.1% reduction in its general fertility rate from 2020 compared to the annual average between 2001 and 2010, marking the third-largest decline in the nation. This trending downti

Outside of a brief decline between 2020 and 2021, Colorado’s public schools have seen a steady influx of administrative positions over the past decade outpacing both teacher and student population growth.

Licensed child care slots are lagging in Colorado. There are 2 licensed child care slots for every 3 children under 6 in a household where all parents are in the labor force, creating a deficit of 88,500 sl