Lobato v. State

T81 I respectfully dissent. I join the Chief Justice's dissent, and I also write separately to address the context, intent, and purpose of the Colorado Constitution's Education Clause. The drafters of the Colorado Constitution entrusted to future generations the critical responsibility of educating each generation of the state's children. They adopted the Education Clause to ensure that each Colorado child has the opportunity to become an educated person equipped to participate in life's many challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities.

T 82 The founders did not intend that any area of our…