Advisors say students they talk to are recovering from an unprecedented pandemic and they’re more cost conscious about their education.
Jason Gonzales
Higher education reporter for Chalkbeat Colorado in partnership with Open Campus.
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Native students learn how to preserve threatened languages through Fort Lewis initiative
The All Our Kin Collective aims to help address the loss of indigenous languages in students’ communities and help them understand a crucial part of their identities.
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Biden administration announces $130 million loan forgiveness for Colorado CollegeAmerica students
CollegeAmerica students will be notified in August that their federal student loan balance has been wiped clean.
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Denver nonprofit supports college scholarships. The fund needs more oversight, a city audit finds.
The voter-approved college fund sets aside .08% sales tax to increase higher education resources for Denver students, especially those who are low-income.
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How the Supreme Court ruling on race-based admissions could affect Colorado students
Only a few Colorado schools factor race into their admissions decisions, including the University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado College, and the University of Denver.
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Retiring workers find new life through University of Colorado Denver program
The program culminates in participants writing a 90-day plan on how to transition into their next job, wind down their careers, or find another purpose.
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No FAFSA push this year, but Colorado advocates plan for future action
Many advocates believe requiring students to fill out the FAFSA would be an effective strategy for Colorado to increase the number of students who go to college after high school.
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Shaped by the pandemic, racial unrest, and debt fears, Colorado’s class of 2023 steps into the world
Chalkbeat talked to over a dozen other students across the state about their plans after high school.
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Colorado’s farm students might get less college aid due to FAFSA changes
Some of the changes may have unintended consequences, especially in the way families tally farm and small business assets.
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Colorado’s Class of 2021 was even less likely to go to college than the Class of 2020
Overall, about 49.9% of 2021 high school graduates went to college, according to new numbers.