Two bills would help students pay for education costs — including covering upfront tuition, fees and supplies — to fill critical workforce gaps.
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Posted inCartoons
Jim Morrissey: Where is student loan forgiveness headed?
Cartoonist Jim Morrissey observes that with the U.S. Supreme Court set to hear a challenge to the college loan forgiveness program, and tuition on the rise, students’ financial future remains cloudy.
Posted inPolitics and Government
State budget writers fine Colorado Mesa University for exceeding tuition increase cap, highlighting annual Capitol debate
Legislature told the state’s colleges and universities they couldn’t raise tuition for any in-state undergraduate students by more than 2%.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: The student-loan debt-relief debate distracts from the conversation we should be having
For the sake of Colorado’s future, our legislature and governor must continue to fight for more funding to avoid putting college out of reach for many
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: No thanks to instant gratification on student loan debt
Fixing the college-education system would be better than quick payoffs now
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Zornio: 3 key takeaways from President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan
Last week President Biden announced a first-of-its-kind student debt forgiveness plan that quickly prompted debate, criticism and support along the way. Overall, the policy is a strong win, and the following considers three key takeaways of why, offering context for the scope of forgiveness, the fairness and proof that shifting public opinion can help sway […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: If you don’t pay the bill, should you get the goods?
How many businesses do you know of that continue to provide services when customers refuse to pay their bill? Colorado may soon require an entire industry to do so if Gov. Jared Polis signs HB22-1049, passed by the General Assembly. This bill effectively requires schools to release transcripts for students even if they owe the […]
Posted inColoradans, Education, Equity, News
“We are their parent”: Proposal calls for free college tuition for Colorado children in foster care
Charis Glatthar became a foster kid at age 14, then lived in 14 homes in four years. She lost track of how many schools she attended. When Glatthar aged out of the child welfare system, she hoped she could go to college, but had no money and no clue about how to apply for financial […]
Posted inColoradans, Education, Equity, News
Descendants of people displaced to create Denver’s Auraria campus will finally get free college tuition
Abenicio Rael’s mother, Irene, was one of hundreds of people forced to leave their homes in Denver’s oldest neighborhood before it was razed to make way for the Auraria campus in the 1970s. That made him eligible for the Displaced Aurarian Scholarship, though he soon found the limits of its promise of free tuition at […]
Posted inColoradans, Education, Equity, News, Politics and Government
A new Colorado law granting Native Americans in-state college tuition is already attracting students
About 200 Native American students enrolled in state colleges and universities should each see their annual tuition slashed by about $15,000 this year under a new law that provides in-state status to members of 48 tribes with historical ties to Colorado. While the number of students immediately impacted is small, education officials and proponents of […]