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How education stood out in Colorado’s 2023 legislative session as an area of relative bipartisan consensus and progress

by Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Colorado and Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat 10:28 PM MDT on May 12, 202310:28 PM MDT on May 12, 2023

Advocates across the spectrum rated education a bright spot this session

Posted inEducation

Five takeaways from Colorado’s report on college-going trends

by Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Colorado 7:44 AM MDT on May 4, 20237:44 AM MDT on May 4, 2023

About 49.9% of 2021 high school graduates in Colorado went to college, much lower than the national average of 61.8%

Posted inEducation

First Lady Jill Biden visits Colorado, calls the state a model for workforce training

by Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Colorado 6:15 PM MDT on Apr 3, 20236:15 PM MDT on Apr 3, 2023

Biden visited Colorado as part of a national tour to highlight President Joe Biden’s investments and commitment to workforce training

Posted inEducation

Colorado universities could soon admit more out-of-state students if they boost in-state aid

by Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Colorado 3:02 AM MDT on Mar 27, 20237:17 AM MDT on Mar 27, 2023

State officials and others want Colorado colleges and universities to benefit Colorado students as much as possible, since they get taxpayer support

Posted inEducation

Funding debate ends hopes for designation for colleges serving first-generation students

by Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Colorado 1:30 PM MDT on Mar 18, 20239:21 AM MDT on Mar 18, 2023

Faced with opposition from larger schools that serve fewer first-generation students, the sponsors pulled House Bill 1114 before it went to vote on the House floor

Posted inEducation

Some Colorado colleges enroll more first-generation students. Should they get more state money?

by Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Colorado 7:55 AM MST on Feb 21, 20237:56 AM MST on Feb 21, 2023

The largely symbolic bill has fed a bigger debate about how Colorado funds its public colleges

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Colorado’s science and engineering university wants to enroll more low-income students. Here’s how.

by Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Colorado 4:09 PM MST on Jan 21, 20234:09 PM MST on Jan 21, 2023

In 2020, Mines ranked 46th from the bottom among all public and private universities in the share of students on campus receiving Pell Grants

Posted inEducation

How one Colorado college hopes to give freshmen skills they missed throughout the pandemic

by Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Colorado 7:55 PM MST on Dec 9, 20224:32 PM MST on Dec 10, 2022

University of Northern Colorado administrators say they have had to double down on efforts to help freshmen succeed, teaching basic skills to help them adjust and navigate the new environment

Posted inEducation

NAEP test results show big declines in math, wide gaps among Colorado students

by Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Colorado 10:44 AM MDT on Oct 24, 202210:48 AM MDT on Oct 24, 2022

The learning loss from 2019 to 2022 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as NAEP, points to the devastating impact the pandemic has had on the education

Posted inEducation

Colorado has big gaps in who finishes college. Can a post-pandemic push turn the tide?

by Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Colorado 10:02 PM MDT on Sep 15, 20229:50 AM MDT on Sep 16, 2022

Even as a more diverse group of students have enrolled in college, Colorado’s ethnic and racial gaps among bachelor’s and graduate degree holders barely budged from 2010 to 2020, Census data shows. 

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