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623,000 Coloradans didn’t finish college, but schools are making progress re-enrolling students
Some Colorado colleges and universities have increased efforts to help attract returning students who typically make less money than their peers who have completed a college education.

Polis all in on Trump’s tax-credit scholarship while other Democratic governors wait and see
Conservatives, children’s advocates and supporters of school choice praised the decision for its potential to raise money for all students’ education.

Community college enrollment gains led by dual-enrolled high school students
In total, high school students accounted for almost 90% of enrollment increases at the community college level this year.

Why the University of Northern Colorado has identified faculty as a key to student success
How can faculty play an even greater part in helping college students get to graduation?

How a pro-Palestinian protest has impacted a Colorado community college
On a windy afternoon this week, students on Denver’s Auraria Campus snapped pre-graduation pictures and walked to finals. Most seemed to pay little attention to the quiet encampment of pro-Palestinian...

How will Colorado’s new funding formula affect rural districts? It depends.
As Speaker Julie McCuskie stood at the House dais in the Colorado Capitol on Tuesday, a typically rambunctious chamber listened intently.

Why some Colorado lawmakers say funding for K-12 schools is at 1989 levels
Gov. Jared Polis and lawmakers want to stop diverting money from schools to “fully fund” the state’s obligation in the proposed 2024-25 budget.

New FAFSA delay is a “gut punch” for many Colorado students and families
Colorado students who plan to go to college this fall are facing yet another financial aid delay.

Colorado universities and colleges want $161.4 million more. Can they also make cuts to become more efficient?
For the third year in a row, Colorado’s public college and university leaders have written a letter to the state legislature’s powerful Joint Budget Committee asking for more money than...

New MSU Denver program aims to train more male educators of color
The MSU Denver program Call Me MISTER, which stands for Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models, helps train men of color, especially Black men, to become educators.