At a time when Colorado school districts insist they don’t have enough money — even as per-pupil funding has risen — their willingness to pad bureaucracy hasn’t wavered.
And the growth of bureaucratic bloat has continued, inexplicably, despite declining enrollment. That’s right: The front offices at the state’s largest school districts have expanded even as there have been fewer kids to teach.
Research by the nonpartisan Common Sense Institute recently found that Colorado’s public schools added 263 administrators in five years, a 13.1% jump amid shrinking enrollment and teacher workforce…