Lawmakers in Colorado are poised to scale back an education enrichment program for homeschooled children in ongoing efforts to close a massive state budget deficit.
On March 23, the Centennial State legislature’s Joint Budget Committee voted to draft legislation that would change the program’s funding formula and reduce the number of reimbursed program hours to save up to $40 million per year. Members are concerned that, under current assembly rules, the measure might not get passed ahead of the 2026–2027 academic year, so they also agreed to push Colorado’s Department of Education to seek more immediate reductions to the program.
The part-time and “half-time” homeschool enrichment funding has covered a variety of activities, often in settings where students interact with their peers as well as adults for supplementary lessons they can’t get at home. This includes the arts, physical education, sports, outdoor education, field trips, and higher-level STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) instruction….
Colorado Program That Benefits Homeschoolers Faces Budget Axe
