Schools can’t absorb losses

As a parent, educator and PTA leader in El Paso County, I see every day what years of underfunding have done to our schools. Amendment 87 is our best chance to change that.

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Here’s why: Colorado collects less general fund revenue relative to the size of its economy than most states, and recent analyses put the K-12 shortfall alone at about $4 billion a year. With schools struggling with teacher shortages, large class sizes, and budget cuts, school funding has become more important than ever.

Voting yes on Amendment 87 would replace our flat state income tax with a graduated one. Coloradans earning under $500,000 (about 97% of taxpayers) get a tax cut. Only those earning $500,000 or more, and large corporations, would pay more in taxes under this amendment.…