If approved, Denver sales taxes on dispensary purchases would eclipse 30 percent.
Gary Community Ventures would not comment on My Spark Denver, but the initiative does have public support from groups such as the YMCA of Metro Denver, Healthier Colorado, Servicios de la Raza, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Northeast Denver Islamic Center, Tepeyac Community Health Center, Colorado Black Roundtable and Movimiento Poder; state Representative Serena Gonzales-Gutierres, whose district is in Denver, is also a proponent.
"The main thing that has had me concerned is that for many years, education outcomes for Latinos in public schools have not been what they should be. We find in Denver, in particular, that Latino children are more likely to attend relatively resourced schools and are less likely to have good education outcomes," he says, adding that the quality of at-home learning during pandemic school closures was largely based on parental resources.
The $1,000 stipends could be used for out-of-school programs that provide tutoring and"supplemental academic instruction" in educational areas, as well as sports activities, career training or mental health. Funds could also be used for educational materials and transportation required to participate in such programs. for several reasons, including the fact that it did not allot any funds for public-school programs and also blocked free educational services providers.
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