What this Blog will be Investigating...

In November of 2013 the voters of Colorado voted down a 950 million dollar income tax increase as well as the rewriting of the education budget that was tied into Amendment 66.  The hope of the amendment was that the public schools of Colorado would be able to decrease class sizes and fully revolutionize the education system. Here's a Link to Amendment 66 and what occurred during the vote

The Amendment was proposed to in order to also increase the equity within the state schools.  There are schools that have strong and healthy budgets, like Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley, and then there are schools where classes are held in the bus garage like in schools in the San Luis Valley (source). 

But does an increase in budget reduce class sizes?  Do states that spend more money on their schools receive higher test scores, and more importantly better prepare their students for the 21st-Century?  How do schools try to save money or bring in income, and do these ideas ultimately benefit students or hurt them?  Does a school district with smaller class sizes and a greater budget attract more trained and stronger educators?  I am hoping to look at many ideas, and concepts, and while I do not believe I will fully come to a conclusion, I will hopefully come closer to identifying real and possible ways to create effective school budgets.