higher education

Colorado schools growing the next generation of teachers in their classrooms

Oct 22, 2025

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Eric Young

At Coronado High School in Colorado Springs, first-year family and consumer sciences culinary teacher Taiyah Mooney feels right at home. In addition to graduating from the very school not long ago in 2022, she returned to her stomping grounds uniquely equipped to begin her career as an educator. Mooney marks the first D-11 teacher to…
Colorado faces budget deficit as lawmakers consider $2 billion more in spending

Mar 30, 2024

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Marianne Goodland

Colorado lawmakers this month began reviewing the state’s spending plan for the next fiscal year in the face of tight revenues and a budget deficit — even as policymakers are pushing for hundreds of millions of dollars in funding requests. Only a tight sliver of those requests will likely get funded, if at all, once…
Colorado faces budget deficit as lawmakers consider $2 billion more in spending

Mar 30, 2024

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Marianne Goodland

Colorado lawmakers this month began reviewing the state’s spending plan for the next fiscal year in the face of tight revenues and a budget deficit — even as policymakers are pushing for hundreds of millions of dollars in funding requests. Only a tight sliver of those requests will likely get funded, if at all, once…
10 Colorado colleges launch campaign to educate students on fentanyl dangers

Oct 3, 2023

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Hannah Metzger

Last year, more than half of Colorado’s overdose deaths were a result of fentanyl. Now, state colleges are working to inform students of the dangers of the opioid that’s increasingly infiltrating street drugs. Ten colleges and universities launched the “You Can’t Outsmart Fentanyl” education campaign this week, created by the nonprofit Blue Rising Community. The campaign will…
Callie Rennison elected chair of CU Regents, Ken Montera re-elected vice chair

Jun 23, 2023

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Hannah Metzger

The University of Colorado Board of Regents chose new leadership Friday to oversee the largest higher education institution in the state. Regent Callie Rennison, a Democrat representing the 2nd Congressional District, was elected as chair of the board for the coming year. Rennison replaced former chair Lesley Smith, a fellow Democrat and at-large board member, who announced she…
Pugliese’s bill for free education in high-demand careers passes | FOCUS ON THE SPRINGS

Apr 30, 2023

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Hannah Metzger

Rep. Rose Pugliese’s effort to offer free education for students pursuing in-demand careers passed its last major legislative hurdle on Friday. If signed into law, House Bill 1246 would spend $38.6 million to provide free education to students pursuing credentials in firefighting, law enforcement, nursing, early childhood education, elementary education and forestry at community, district and technical colleges. The bill would…
Colorado reduces prison sentences for inmates pursuing higher education

Apr 12, 2023

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Hannah Metzger

Colorado has among the worst recidivism rates in the country, with more than 50% of people released from prison ending up back behind bars within three years. Now, the state is taking a new approach to address the issue by incentivizing prisoners to pursue higher education. House Bill 1037 reduces prison sentences for non-violent offenders who complete higher…
Colorado Senate OKs letting community colleges issue high school diplomas

Apr 12, 2023

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Hannah Metzger

Update: Senate Bill 7 passed the House in a 57-8 vote on April 26. It will next be sent to Gov. Jared Polis for final consideration. Community colleges in Colorado may soon be able to issue high school diplomas, if a bill passed by the state Senate becomes law. Senate Bill 7 seeks to allow community…
Colorado legislature OKs reducing prison sentences for inmates pursuing higher education

Mar 17, 2023

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Hannah Metzger

Colorado has among the worst recidivism rates in the country, with over 50% of people released from prison ending up back behind bars within three years. On Friday, Colorado lawmakers passed a bill supporters say would help change that. If signed into law, House Bill 1037 would reduce prison sentences for non-violent offenders who complete higher education while incarcerated.…
Some Colorado colleges enroll more first-generation students. Should they get more money?

Feb 23, 2023

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Jason Gonzales Chalkbeat

Colorado colleges and universities would get a special designation if they enroll a high number of students who are the first in their families to go to college, under a bill proposed this year. The largely symbolic bill has fed a bigger debate about how Colorado funds its public colleges. It also spurred a conversation…