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Community colleges seek to expand nursing degree opportunities
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Three years after gaining authority from the state to offer a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree, the community college system is seeking to expand that program. Lawmakers will next week tackle a bill that would permit community colleges to offer a BSN to licensed practical nurses (LPNs) who have qualified for their licenses…
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The Great Resignation: Record numbers of Colorado workers are quitting their jobs. So where are they going?
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It has been called the Great Resignation. The Big Quit. The Great Reshuffle. Whatever the name, it’s a stunning transformation in the American workforce as workers quit in unprecedented numbers – some retiring, some retreating until the pandemic is over, some forging a new path. In that last category is Ben Gallegos-Pardo – although his “new”…
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Polis gets schooled on Colorado Springs high school’s innovative education, new scholarship program
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COLORADO SPRINGS – As one of seven student ambassadors selected to show Gov. Jared Polis around Harrison High school Tuesday, senior Jarrett Morris wanted Colorado’s leader to know that the stereotypes about his school are false. “I want the governor to see even though we’re not on the prettiest side of Colorado Springs and we’re…
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Hickenlooper lets nursing-degree bill become law without his signature
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DENVER – A measure allowing Colorado’s community colleges to offer a bachelor of science degree in nursing (BSN) is becoming law – but not because Colorado’s governor signed it. House Bill 1086 is aimed at helping to alleviate the state’s acute shortage of nurses at a time when the population is growing, as are demands on Colorado’s medical…
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Community colleges one signature away from offering four-year nursing degrees
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A bill that will allow Pikes Peak Community College and other community colleges to offer a four-year bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degrees won final approval Tuesday in the state House. The measure, House Bill 1086, now heads to Gov. John Hickenlooper for signature. House Bill 1086 would grant community colleges authority to offer…
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Proposal to allow Colorado community colleges to offer 4-year nursing degrees advances
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A homegrown proposal that would allow Colorado’s community colleges to give students who earn an associate’s degree in nursing the chance to obtain an advanced bachelor’s degree left the House floor Monday with “an enormous amount of momentum,” said Rep. Paul Lundeen, a Republican from Monument who represents portions of El Paso County, where the…
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Gardner takes on the liberal boos at town hall meeting in Colorado Springs
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner sized up the crowd at his town hall meeting in in Colorado Springs. “How many people here support single-payer” health care, he asked the a packed 400-seat auditorium at Pikes Peak Community College. Maybe 80 percent of the hands in the room went up. And the senator’s odds of getting his…
