Colorado House advances 2022 budget with extra money for higher ed chief equity officer
The budget would restore many cuts made last year in response to the pandemic, resulting in big increases for higher ed.
Colorado Senate adds higher ed chief equity officer position to 2022 budget
The position, which was cut last year, would focus on helping low-income students and students of color earn degrees.
Colorado’s 2022 budget restores higher ed cuts, boosts K-12 spending
Colorado’s proposed budget also would provide more money to help students who have traditionally struggled to complete college.
‘Like I’m drowning:’ Five stories from the student debt crisis
How student debt has shaped their lives and what relief would mean to them.
Indigenous students say they need more from Colorado universities. An in-state tuition bill is a first step.
Student advocates say the bill is part of a broader push for Colorado campuses to address injustice against Indigenous people.
Colorado group aims to give colleges, universities a voice
A coalition of college trustees announced it will fight to improve state funding, narrow inequities in graduation rates, and better align education with workforce needs.
Colorado higher ed faculty and staff to be eligible for vaccines in late March
Getting employees vaccinated brings certainty to planning and eases fears, college leaders say.
Colorado colleges could face more cuts if state doesn’t restore funding, leaders say
When Colorado slashed their budgets during two past recessions, the colleges never fully recovered.
Standardized tests and protections for student borrowers among Colorado lawmakers’ concerns
The 2021 session is underway. Among the early bills is one that would reduce the role of the SAT and ACT in college admissions.
In rural Colorado, one town is looking to its community college to help survive the end of coal
There’s a tight window of opportunity to build a new economic base, provide residents replacement jobs, and ensure the city’s survival.