Here comes the bait-and-switch—Democrats promised a shiny new school funding formula in 2024 to "help every child," then gutted the phase-in the very next year because their special-session tax grabs still left a hole, shortchanging kids by $66 million in real cuts to classrooms, at-risk programs, and school buildings while pretending it's "hold harmless." They freeze funding for 21 rural districts at last year's levels because enrollment's dropping (thanks, high taxes and housing costs!), forcing local property owners to pick up more tab or watch schools crumble—classic Denver elitism screwing the rest of the state. Polis signs this garbage with a straight face, claiming fiscal responsibility after raiding cash funds and vendor fees, but news flash: robbing Peter to pay Paul's bureaucracy isn't reform—it's theft from taxpayers and students to fund more government bloat. If they really cared about education, they'd cut admin fat and return TABOR refunds instead of slow-walking promised increases while teachers beg for supplies. Absolute betrayal from a party that throws billions at schools yet somehow never improves outcomes—welcome to endless excuses, zero accountability.