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Posted inEducation

Two years after Colorado banned legacy admissions, the state’s public colleges and universities say the only real change is perception

by Elliott Wenzler 3:55 AM MDT on Aug 18, 20237:47 PM MDT on Aug 17, 2023

But that shift may be encouraging more first-generation students to apply

Posted inEducation

U.S. education chief advocates for more workforce development programs in high schools

by Erica Breunlin 2:31 PM MDT on Aug 10, 20239:19 AM MDT on Aug 11, 2023

Miguel Cardona and Gov. Jared Polis headlined a workforce summit at the Community College of Aurora, where educators and employers explored how to better prepare students for in-demand jobs

Posted inEducation

Colorado students at private career school that lost accreditation get $130 million in federal loan relief

by The Associated Press 6:17 PM MDT on Jul 25, 20236:20 PM MDT on Jul 25, 2023

In all, 7,400 former students enrolled at the three CollegeAmerica locations in Colorado between Jan. 1, 2006, and July 1, 2020, will have their federal student loans refunded

Posted inEducation

How Colorado is trying to get more students with intellectual disabilities into college

by Erica Breunlin 3:31 AM MDT on Jul 12, 20232:46 PM MDT on Jul 12, 2023

Forty-four students with intellectual disabilities have graduated from public colleges in Colorado since 2020. Here’s the story behind the push.

Posted inEducation

People incarcerated in Colorado can now reduce their prison sentence by earning a college degree

by Moe K. Clark 3:37 AM MDT on Jul 5, 20235:40 PM MDT on Jul 3, 2023

New law builds on the idea that Incarcerated people who participate in postsecondary education are less likely to return to prison for new crimes after being released.

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Posted inEducation

Colorado universities will double down on diversity after Supreme Court effectively barred affirmative action

by Erica Breunlin 4:05 AM MDT on Jun 30, 202312:14 PM MDT on Jun 30, 2023

The Court on Thursday limited the role of race in admissions in private and public higher education institutions. Here’s how Colorado colleges are responding.

a man and a woman sitting at a table going over college brochures.
Posted inEducation

Hundreds of thousands of Coloradans have some college credits. This program gives them a second chance at a degree.

by Erica Breunlin 3:25 AM MDT on Apr 20, 202310:49 AM MDT on Apr 21, 2023

The state’s Finish What You Started program helps students overcome financial obstacles and academic anxieties to return to school and finish their degree

Posted inEducation

Adjuncts will soon qualify for federal student loan forgiveness but Colorado Democrats want to give them more aid toward debt relief

by Erica Breunlin 3:25 AM MST on Feb 9, 20237:50 AM MST on Feb 17, 2023

A bill would give adjunct instructors, who may rely on food banks and share housing, full-time employment status for the sake of applying for federal student loan forgiveness

Posted inPolitics and Government

State budget writers fine Colorado Mesa University for exceeding tuition increase cap, highlighting annual Capitol debate

by Jesse Paul 3:15 AM MST on Jan 30, 202310:16 AM MST on Jan 30, 2023

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: CU is lowering the obstacles to incoming transfer students, and that’s a good thing

by Ryan Harris and Scott Laband 1:30 AM MST on Jan 12, 20234:10 PM MST on Jan 11, 2023

Not only for the football team, but for non-athlete students, who can’t afford to have their pathway to economic self-sufficiency blocked.

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