Amid threat of massive funding cuts, rural school administrators work overtime to balance uncertain budgets

Guest Opinion: Prioritizing kids over agencies and bureaucracies

We’ve been hearing a lot about education issues this year. Schools have been struggling. Frankly, they’re drowning thanks to the 65+ mandates that Democrats handed down to them over the last few years. It’s forcing them to consider layoffs, program cuts and levies. It’s a terrible place for them to be in and will affect every student, family and taxpayer in the state. Our state had a $19 billion surplus in 2023, and Democrats totally depleted it…

Amid threat of massive funding cuts, rural school administrators work overtime to balance uncertain budgets

Kayla Bartkowski // Getty Images Amid threat of massive funding cuts, rural school administrators work overtime to balance uncertain budgets On Jan. 27, 2025, the White House issued a late-night directive that paused federal grants and funding in order to locate and eliminate “woke” government spending. The pause seemingly included funding for public schools, such as the Farm to School Program that provided schools with locally sourced food. It …

Local beef will be on the menu in the next school year

However, the school district faces significant potential budget cuts as DOGE impacts school food funding Recently, the Trump administration’s professed zeal for cutting “waste, fraud, and abuse” in federal spending resulted in the announcement of massive cuts to USDA pro­grams such as sourcing local foods for school meals and food banks. According to recent reporting from The Denver Post, Colorado stands to lose $13.1 million in such funding. No…