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Jason Gonzales covers higher education. Email him at jgonzales@chalkbeat.org
Students finishing what they started
Kay Hernandez wanted independence, and she found it cutting hair. But it didn't give her the freedom she hoped for.
Colorado has big gaps in who finishes college. Can a post-pandemic push turn the tide?
The state has some of the nation’s largest gaps in college completion for its students of color. Part of its new strategy includes spending federal relief dollars to bring students back to school.
Colorado’s community college enrollment increases slightly, but hasn’t bounced back fully
The increase is driven largely by high school students taking courses for credit, while enrollment for working-age adults remains well below pre-pandemic levels.
Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan promises ‘targeted relief.’ Are you eligible?
Half of all Colorado students graduating college in 2020 held debt, on average $26,424.
Chasing higher education progress in Colorado
How do we help people who started college and dropped out get back in the door and across the finish line? And how do we make college attractive to high school students who are excited just to earn $20 an hour right now?
Colorado’s higher education equity officer wants more help for students of color
Roberto Montoya remembers the culture shock from when he first stepped onto a Colorado college campus. Montoya went…
Colorado FAFSA rate rebounds but falls short of national average
Nationally, FAFSA rates increased 4.5 percentage points over last year to nearly 53%. In Colorado, rates went up to 42%.
CSU professor helps Colorado teachers find LGBTQ history close to home
Amid state debates about the teaching of LGBTQ history, Thomas Dunn has been working to find and preserve stories — such as the lesbian ranchers who were some of the state's early homesteaders — as part of the Queer Memory Project of Northern Colorado.
Geography no barrier as rural Colorado colleges expand online offerings
The state's seven rural community colleges will share programs and services to provide students a wider set of educational opportunities, no matter where they live.
Pandemic upends Colorado college-going patterns
Students said they lost learning time due to remote instruction, worried more about college costs, and reported feeling exhausted as reasons they were less likely to finish college.