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Open bargaining bill killed
The five members of the Senate State Affairs Committee listened politely to witnesses and then voted 3-2 Wednesday to kill House Bill 12-1118, which would have required that school district collective...
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College regulation bill moves ahead
The Senate Education Committee Thursday gave unanimous approval to a bill intended to modernize state regulation of for-profit colleges and provide some additional consumer protections for students....
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Good news about college attendance
A significantly higher number of state high school graduates may go to college than previously thought, according to a new study presented Thursday to the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. From...
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School finance, ASSET bills move
The 2012-13 school finance act passed the House Education Committee unanimously on Monday, but not until after a trio of Democrats tried unsuccessfully to divert some money the sponsor intends for...
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Regents set tuition to rest
The University of Colorado Regents have unanimously approved 2012-13 resident undergraduate tuition increases lower than proposed by the administration, ending for now a months-long wrangle over the...
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Lobato resolution killed
Updated noon May 8 - The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted 4-3 to kill House Joint Resolution 12-1023, which proposed to have the legislature intervene in the Lobato school funding case. The panels...
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Metro cuts cost for undocumented
Stepping where the legislature has feared to tread, the trustees of Metropolitan State College today voted 7-1 to create a separate tuition rate for undocumented students, saving money for such...
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What do test scores predict?
Lots of people from legislators to students like to dismiss the value of Colorado's annual high school exams, but a new report suggests the test results may be useful as an indicator of who's more...
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Audit: College stipend goals not realized
A state audit released Monday found what everybody in higher education already knows – the College Opportunity Fund program of student stipends doesn’t work as intended. From left, Colorado State...
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Brief: CU, CSU garner $340 million
The University of Colorado and Colorado State University systems on Thursday reported raising a combined $340.2 million in private funds during the 2011-12 school year. CU said it received $228.6...
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ACT scores show readiness gaps
In both Colorado and the nation, only 25 percent of students who graduated from high school in 2012 met college readiness benchmarks in all four subject areas tested by the ACT. That means “Success in...
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Higher ed master plan nears completion
The Colorado Commission on Higher Education is nearing completion of a master plan for the state’s college and universities, a document intended to help spur increased college completion by Colorado...
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Undocumented students take up Metro offer
Updated 11:30 a.m. Sept. 6 - Metro State trustee chair Rob Cohen said today, "We remain committed to the decision we made" on offering a special tuition rate for undocumented students. Cohen made his...
View ArticleStriking deal with Touro, Success jumps into teacher preparation
The Success Academy Charter Schools network is jumping into a new market — higher education. Thanks to a new agreement with Touro College, this year Success Academies officials are teaching courses...
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Ed board candidate fundraising is modest
Even candidates in low-profile races have to raise money, and those seeking State Board of Education and the University of Colorado Regents seats have been doing that all year – often $10 at a time....
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Colorado colleges make their promises
Colorado State University-Fort Collins intends to increase the number of undergraduate degrees issued by 1 percent a year. For its part, Metropolitan State University promises to do the same thing -...
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Metro tuition issue flares up
Metro State University leaders defended their special tuition rate for undocumented students during a legislative hearing Tuesday after a Republican lawmaker questioned its legality. Student Success...
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ASSET bill clears Senate Education
The bill that would make undocumented students eligible for resident tuition rates passed the Senate Education Committee 6-3 Thursday, with one Republican - freshman GOP Sen. Owen Hill of Colorado...
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Higher ed funding boost defeated
Rep. Ray Scott was realistic about the prospects for his higher education funding bill, but he told the House State Affairs Committee that he wanted to start “a conversation” about energy jobs and...
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Colorado dual enrollment growing
AURORA - The number of Colorado students who earned college credit while still in high school jumped 15.5 percent between 2010-2011 and last year, Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia announced Wednesday. Students work...
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