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New Colorado law makes 2 years of college free for students who qualify
Gov. Jared Polis signed a new law this week that allows more people in Colorado to achieve their goal of higher education. He signed the bill that created the Colorado Promise: Two Free Years of College Expanded effort on Thursday. The effort makes two years at a four-year public college, community or trade school free beginning this fall. The program applies to students who have family incomes of $90,000 or less. They are eligible for a complete reimbursement of any out-of-pocket tuition and fees paid for their education. "Two years at any public four-year college, community college, or trade school are now free for more Coloradans. This will strengthen Colorado's workforce, provide new pathways for students to gain in-demand skills, and save Coloradans thousands of dollars - helping ensure that higher education is affordable for everyone," said Polis. According to the governor's office, eligibility for Promise Programs varies based on the specific requirements of each college or university.
Last pro-Palestinian encampment in Colorado dismantled at DU
University of Denver activists on Wednesday dismantled the encampment they erected on campus three weeks ago, effectively ending — for now — the Pro-Palestinian protest movement in Colorado. University officials praised the peaceful conclusion, while protesters vowed to return. In a university-wide email sent out on Wednesday afternoon,...
Colorado schools adapting to influx of immigrant students
The Rocky Mountain state of Colorado is spending $24 million this year to help schools adapt to an influx of immigrant students. Reporter Svitlana Prystynska visited a school in Denver to find out how educators and students are adjusting. Camera: Volodymyr Petruniv.
EDITORIAL: No one will miss Colorado’s campus rabble
A Gazette headline on Wednesday was welcome if inevitable: “Last pro-Palestinian encampment in Colorado dismantled at DU.”. In recent months, protesters had stormed Colorado’s higher-ed campuses, shouted slogans, marched and chanted with indignation and waved placards. Some also set up illegal camps on campuses and dug in their...
“Sharing is important”: Elementary students dive into Colorado water issues in pen pal program
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — On an early morning in mid-May, elementary school students in Cherry Creek and Glenwood Springs clicked into a video conference call. After writing letters to each other for months, they were meeting their pen pals for the first time. “Hieeee,” one student said as others shared...
Stats show 'school choice,' charters exacerbate school segregation | NOONAN
Seventy years is a good amount of time to correct historic wrongs. Or not. The Brown v. Board of Education decision by the Earl Warren court occurred on May 15, 1954. The court found separating the education of children by race was not and could not be equal, as the Plessy v. Ferguson precedent held.
Western Governors University to offer scholarships to select CCCS students
Colorado Community College System Chancellor Joe Garcia is trying to break the stigma of two-year schools. But more importantly, at least to him, he's trying to build a pathway to bachelor's degrees for those that make it through CCCS programs. While the nationwide average of two-year students that go onto four-year institutions is around 16%, that number lags in Colorado. Western Governors University, a private nonprofit four-year university, has partnered with CCCS on what is called the Bridge to Bachelors program for every community college in the state. Jade Jacobson isn't a guaranteed scholarship recipient but is the type of student that WGU...
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