...but they can afford to give state employees a 6% raise?

TABOR limits the budget. Apparently the pols can't figure out what is important. Their solution to fixing public school education is to keep throwing money at the problem...and every kid needs a computer. When I was in school I learned how to read and teach myself new things. The learning never stops. If they're too damn busy with social engineering and not learning to read, the learning never starts. Too many people with their hands out expecting something they didn't earn. :?

OK, I'm off the soap box...for the moment.