Advocates across the spectrum rated education a bright spot this session
Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Colorado
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Five takeaways from Colorado’s report on college-going trends
About 49.9% of 2021 high school graduates in Colorado went to college, much lower than the national average of 61.8%
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First Lady Jill Biden visits Colorado, calls the state a model for workforce training
Biden visited Colorado as part of a national tour to highlight President Joe Biden’s investments and commitment to workforce training
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Colorado universities could soon admit more out-of-state students if they boost in-state aid
State officials and others want Colorado colleges and universities to benefit Colorado students as much as possible, since they get taxpayer support
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Funding debate ends hopes for designation for colleges serving first-generation students
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
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Some Colorado colleges enroll more first-generation students. Should they get more state money?
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.
In 2020, Mines ranked 46th from the bottom among all public and private universities in the share of students on campus receiving Pell Grants
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How one Colorado college hopes to give freshmen skills they missed throughout the pandemic
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
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NAEP test results show big declines in math, wide gaps among Colorado students
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
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Colorado has big gaps in who finishes college. Can a post-pandemic push turn the tide?
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.