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Colorado does not have any HBCUs or tribal colleges. It has 14 public MSIs, six of which receive federal grant funding. The decision means schools won’t get the money promised to them starting in October.

Kiran Herz and Jaiden Hwang, two high school seniors from Colorado, are advocating for a law that would guarantee automatic admission to state universities for students in the top 10% of their class. They hope to reduce the stress of the college admissions process and make higher education more accessible.

A coalition of liberal groups are proposing a new tax measure to add additional funding for K through 12 schools and higher education. The measure would be in the November 2026 ballot. Melanie Asmar, Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat Colorado, discussed this with KUNC's Desmond O'Boyle.

A coalition of liberal groups hope to put a tax reform measure on the November 2026 ballot that could result in significant additional funding for K-12 schools and higher education.

How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature Chalkbeat calls "How I Teach," they ask great educators how they approach their jobs.

The report surveyed over 3,200 educators in 10 school districts across the state.

A new report shows that fewer Colorado college students are graduating with debt, and the debt they do have is on average thousands less than 10 years ago.

Here’s what borrowers should know about the new limits on federal student loans.

In Colorado, state lawmakers in spring 2024 commissioned a task force to investigate aggression against teachers. Late last month, the task force released a set of recommendations, including that each school should have a classroom incident response team.

Trump administration has pursued legal challenges to programs in Kentucky and Minnesota. However, no legal challenge or Department of Justice inquiry has been made so far in Colorado, according to Attorney General Phil Weiser’s office.