With an accelerated and practical curriculum, enrollment in the Community College of Denver’s non-credit English as a second language program grew from 50 to 400 students in two years.
Jason Gonzales
Higher education reporter for Chalkbeat Colorado in partnership with Open Campus.
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$36 billion Colorado budget would boost K-12, higher ed spending
The state would grant colleges and universities $105.3 million in general funding, 11.4% more than this year. It would also increase financial aid by $24.3 million.
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To address workforce shortages, Colorado lawmakers look to expand student work opportunities
Lawmakers propose to spend $6.1 million over the next two years on the pilot program.
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Exploring the college gaps in rural Colorado
Research shows rural students have high aspirations to go to college. Many don’t make it onto college campuses. Jason Gonzales is examining why.
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Colorado’s fight over collective bargaining rights could hinge on education
The debate has divided groups that are often allies at the Capitol and could leave employees of K-12 school districts and those who work for public colleges and universities with different rights — or no new rights at all.
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Colorado may expand college education for incarcerated
As people in prisons qualify once again for Pell Grants, several Colorado institutions have shown interest in offering programs.
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Debt may no longer block Colorado students from getting college transcripts
Those debts are sometimes for minimal fees, such as parking tickets, library fines, or a few hundred dollars for a final college tuition payment. A bill would limit the practice.
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A lot of love for concurrent enrollment, less love for free college
Colorado lawmakers have several proposals aimed at growing these programs. The theme I’ve heard is that we want to blur the line as a state between high school and college.
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Colorado lawmakers may expand program that gives college credit in high school
The proposal calls for eliminating both a 500-student enrollment cap on the program and the requirement that students pay districts if they fail or drop out of classes.
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Colorado lawmakers may waive college tuition for foster youth
In Colorado, only 1 out of 10 kids in foster care age 13 or older enter college by the time they turn 21.