Setting the Record Straight on TABOR and Education in Colorado

By · October 22, 2009 ·
Research, Tax and Spend · Tagged: , , , , ,

Read the full report | To hear the opponents of the Question 4 Taxpayer Bill of Rights tell it, Colorado’s TABOR provision, passed by voters in 1992, has done untold damage to Colorado schools.. However, the data shows that, if anything, Colorado schools have improved under TABOR, sometimes dramatically. In fact, though Colorado schools spend far less than Maine schools on a per-pupil basis, the performance of Colorado students meets or exceeds that of Maine students.

About the author

Amanda joined The Maine Heritage Policy Center in 2010. As MHPC's Education Policy Analyst she works to implement customized learning into Maine's educational system whether public, private, charter or online. Prior to joining MHPC, Amanda served for seven months as an English-speaking teacher’s assistant for a high school in Normandy, France. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a minor in French. While a university student, Amanda researched welfare and education policy as a domestic policy intern with The Heritage Foundation of Washington D.C. which further inspired her desire to engage in a career of nonprofit work that promotes the age-old principles and values upon which our nation was founded.

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