Education funding will remain tight, Democrat John Hickenlooper warned today as he unveiled his plans for education if he’s elected governor.“We’re not going to throw money at the problem,” the Denver mayor said during a news conference at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton with running mate Joe Garcia, president of Colorado State University-Pueblo. “There is no appetite” among the public for new taxes, Hickenlooper said.
Still, the pair presented a seven-page education policy brief that ranges from testing to teacher improvement to better coordination of the higher education system.
In several places the brief promises to continue and complete education initiatives started by Gov. Bill Ritter and the legislature in the last three years. As befits a campaign document, the brief covers a lot of ground but doesn’t offer detailed specifics.
Despite supporting education reform work that has been done to date, Hickenlooper expressed a note of frustration when he noted there’s “so little to show for it.” – More -
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