Proposition 119 is a tax hike driven by greed and corruption, not our kids’ best interests.
Proposition 119 creates an unelected and unaccountable board that can give themselves exorbitant salaries and access to public funds without oversight, with no guarantee they will help our most vulnerable student populations.
Proposition 119 is a tax hike driven by greed and corruption, not our kids’ best interests.
Proposition 119 creates an unelected and unaccountable board that can give themselves exorbitant salaries and access to public funds without oversight, with no guarantee they will help our most vulnerable student populations.
We cannot allow public education funds to be taken and given to private and out-of-state companies who have no oversight or accountability to Colorado taxpayers.
We cannot allow public education funds to be taken and given to private and out-of-state companies who have no oversight or accountability to Colorado taxpayers.
Proposition 119 is filled with outcomes that will hurt every resident of Colorado. If you OPPOSE any of the following, VOTE NO!
Creating an unelected board that can spend twice as much on their own agency’s salaries and benefits as currently spent on the ENTIRE administration budget of Colorado Department of Education.
Putting children’s safety at risk.
Creating an entity responsible for spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year with no public accountability.
Allowing people from out-of-state to spend Colorado taxpayer dollars.
Allowing providers to teach inaccurate history lessons and censor U.S. History.
The establishment of another bureaucratic program that harms rural Colorado.
Voucher scams that launder money away from public education funds.
Discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Using Black and Latinx students as experiments.
Creating more bureaucracy from Denver and an agency with no accountability to voters and taxpayers.
Taking local control away from our school boards.
Raising taxes on Colorado businesses by $250 million between now and 2025.
Proposition 119 is filled with outcomes that will hurt every resident of Colorado. If you OPPOSE any of the following, VOTE NO!
Putting children’s safety at risk.
Creating an entity responsible for spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year with no public accountability.
Allowing people from out-of-state to spend Colorado taxpayer dollars.
Allowing providers to teach inaccurate history lessons and censor U.S. History.
The establishment of another bureaucratic program that harms rural Colorado.
Voucher scams that launder money away from public education funds.
Discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Using Black and Latinx students as experiments.
Creating more bureaucracy from Denver and an agency with no accountability to voters and taxpayers.
Taking local control away from our school boards.
Raising taxes on Colorado businesses by $250 million between now and 2025.
Proposition 119: Bad for Colorado’s Public Schools
Proposition 119 will hurt our local public school districts. Colorado’s public schools are among the most poorly funded classrooms in the nation. Proposition 119 is a scam that will further reduce our students’ success. Proposition 119:
- Proposition 119 redirects millions of dollars from the State Land Trust to private hands.
- The siphoning of money violates the Enabling Act of the Colorado Constitution, which has protected public schools for over 150 years.
- Rural Colorado will suffer disproportionately from diverted money and teacher shortages.
- Proposition 119 could send CO tax dollars to out-of-state or even foreign-based companies.
- Colorado ranks 47th in the nation in per pupil funding.
- Rather than going to our poorly funded classrooms, state expenditure for the proposed private program begins at $55.8 million and will grow to $137.6 million by the 2024-2025 school year.
Proposition 119: Bad for Colorado Students
Proposition 119 gives money to private education providers with no accountability or oversight. There is no criteria as to what is a legitimate learning program. Our tax dollars could go to anyone or anything claiming to be an educational service. If passed, it would allow private providers to:
Organizations overseas can indoctrinate our Colorado kids with extreme ideologies.
Siphoning funding away from public schools and into private or religious organizations allows for cherry-picking which organizations receive funding.
Private providers can refuse to serve students with disabilities
Details of the initiative note that services will only be available to “eligible” children, with the selection based on income.
Providers, individuals and non-profits, can refuse to serve children based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Prop 119 lacks any detail about protecting students from discrimination based upon immigration status.
Proposition 119: Bad for Colorado Teachers
Colorado teachers played an integral role in surviving the pandemic, yet our state ranks 47th in the nation in per pupil funding and we face massive teacher shortages. Proposition 119 will harm teachers by:
Public schools don’t get any of the money, but are required to give personal student data to the private agency.
Proposition 119 is NOT revenue neutral and will divert funding from our public schools, creating an unending negative impact on public education.
Proposition 119’s lack of accountability and oversight does not serve students or educators and allows for the use of public funds for curriculum that is not reviewed by the CDE.
Proponents of Proposition 119 suggest that teachers should consider working two jobs or taking on “gig work” to adapt to the reduction in public school funding.
Proposition 119: Bad for Colorado Businesses & Economy
Proposition 119 is a tax increase on small businesses as we recover from a global pandemic. We do not need another level of fiscally irresponsible, misguided bureaucracy that will:
The increase of marijuana sales tax will encourage growth in the black market, making our communities vulnerable to more crime and illegal activity.
Proposition 119 will create a tax burden on small, locally owned businesses that simply cannot survive another financial hit as they recover from the global pandemic.
If voters want to increase retail marijuana taxes for education, the revenue would be better used to expand the capacity of public schools in every community, keeping the money under local control.
Proposition 119 does not provide for any oversight or accountability to Coloradans, and the appointed board chooses their replacements.
The money transferred to the newly formed agency is not subject to state constitutional spending limits.
Providers are not limited to the amount they can allocate to administrative expenses.
Proposition 119: Bad for Colorado’s Public Schools
Proposition 119 will hurt our local public school districts. Colorado’s public schools are among the most poorly funded classrooms in the nation. Proposition 119 is a scam that will further reduce our students’ success. Proposition 119:
- Proposition 119 redirects millions of dollars from the State Land Trust to private hands.
- The siphoning of money violates the Enabling Act of the Colorado Constitution, which has protected public schools for over 150 years.
- Rural Colorado will suffer disproportionately from diverted money and teacher shortages.
- Proposition 119 could send CO tax dollars to out-of-state or even foreign based companies.
- Colorado ranks 47th in the nation in per pupil funding.
- Rather than going to our poorly funded classrooms, state expenditure for the proposed private program begins at $55.8 million and will grow to $137.6 million by the 2024-2025 school year.
Proposition 119: Bad for Colorado Students
Proposition 119 gives money to private education providers with no accountability or oversight. There is no criteria as to what is a legitimate learning program. Our tax dollars could go to anyone or anything claiming to be an educational service. If passed, it would allow private providers to:
Organizations overseas can indoctrinate our Colorado kids with extreme ideologies.
Siphoning funding away from public schools and into private or religious organizations allows for cherry-picking which organizations receive funding.
Private providers can refuse to serve students with disabilities
Details of the initiative note that services will only be available to “eligible” children, with the selection based on income.
Providers, individuals and non-profits, can refuse to serve children based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Proposition 119 lacks any detail about protecting students from discrimination based upon immigration status.
Proposition 119: Bad for Colorado Teachers
Colorado teachers played an integral role in surviving the pandemic, yet our state ranks 47th in the nation in per pupil funding and we face massive teacher shortages. Proposition 119 will harm teachers by:
Public schools don’t get any of the money, but are required to give personal student data to the private agency.
Proposition 119 is NOT revenue neutral and will divert funding from our public schools, creating an unending negative impact on public education.
Proposition 119’s lack of accountability and oversight does not serve students or educators and allows for the use of public funds for curriculum that is not reviewed by the CDE.
Proponents of Proposition 119 suggest that teachers should consider working two jobs or taking on “gig work” to adapt to the reduction in public school funding.
Proposition 119: Bad for Colorado Businesses & Economy
Proposition 119 is a tax increase on small businesses as we recover from a global pandemic. We do not need another level of fiscally irresponsible, misguided bureaucracy that will:
The increase of marijuana sales tax will encourage growth in the black market, making our communities vulnerable to more crime and illegal activity.
Proposition 119 will create a tax burden on small, locally owned businesses that simply cannot survive another financial hit as they recover from the global pandemic.
If voters want to increase retail marijuana taxes for education, the revenue would be better used to expand the capacity of public schools in every community, keeping the money under local control.
Proposition 119 does not provide for any oversight or accountability to Coloradans, and the appointed board chooses their replacements.
The money transferred to the newly formed agency is not subject to state constitutional spending limits.
Providers are not limited to the amount they can allocate to administrative expenses.
