Taxpayers are entitled to any excess state revenue. Government should not increase spending and begin new, untested programs simply because there is a surplus. Details as to how the plan would work are left to a panel composed primarily of elected officials and not educators. Further, schools that need the money most aren't assured of getting it because the grants are awarded to the district, not the individual school. Schools don't need to get new money as much as learn to more wisely use the money they already get.
Additional funding is unnecessary.
When the grant awards end, schools may be left with programs they can't continue to pay for. Also, the grants focus on math and science, while many students need to improve their reading and writing. The Secretary of State's Office reports that no money has been spent as of Sept. 21. Gov. Bill Owens, the Colorado Union of Taxpayers, tax crusader Douglas Bruce. That you WANT schools to be able to provide math and science programs they may might otherwise not be able to afford.