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Jason Gonzales covers higher education and legislative matters for Chalkbeat Colorado. He reports in partnership with Open Campus.
Colorado
Aug 14, 2026
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1 min read
The decision prompted Montezuma-Cortez schools to shift course three days into the school year.
Aug 7, 2026
A Colorado district has adopted a reading curriculum made for Texas students.
Aug 5, 2026
And should college be limited to those who do relatively well in high school?
Jul 31, 2026
The evaluation offers takeaways from the program's initial two years.
Jul 30, 2026
Teenage boys are coming to school with new vocabulary words: over-under, parlay, and prediction markets.
Jul 27, 2026
Could Colorado officials stop a religious school from opening?
Jul 17, 2026
How to repurpose vacant school buildings is a hot topic.
Beyond High School
Jul 15, 2026
2 min read
New national data shows Colorado beat the national average in keeping teenagers enrolled in higher education. But the state faces challenges with older students.
The district sought applications, but no operators are waiting in the wings.
Jul 10, 2026
Like universities across the country, Colorado Mesa University has struggled to attract more rural men to campus.
Jun 29, 2026
Documents shed new light on how the Trump administration approached the two Colorado cases.
Jun 26, 2026
Alex Marrero said in an email he believes the board is overstepping its bounds.
Jun 17, 2026
3 min read
3 recent reports seek to explain the growing lack of belief in higher education and how to reverse it.
Agency officials announced the Education Department will move oversight of special education and aspects of civil rights enforcement.
Jun 12, 2026
No more ski passes, soccer club fees, or museum memberships.
Jun 5, 2026
Multiple board members said many Denver parents urgently want school cellphone limits.
Jun 4, 2026
Sito Narcisse’s tenure as East Baton Rouge superintendent split community opinion.
Jun 3, 2026
The school will shut its doors after a new state law cut off its funding.
May 29, 2026
Some of the country's largest districts are handing out pink slips, cancelling technology contracts, and scaling back medical coverage.
May 27, 2026
Earlier this month, Colorado lawmakers put limits on how and where public education co-ops can run schools.
May 15, 2026
Despite fiscal constraints, lawmakers approved numerous education-related bills during the 120 day session.
May 13, 2026
Many students who balance parenting and college say they feel invisible on four-year campuses.
May 11, 2026
He spoke about the federal education tax-credit program at an Invest in Education Foundation event.
May 8, 2026
The program was approved last year as part of the Republican-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
May 1, 2026
The move ended sponsors' hope to place limits on Colorado's use of the President Donald Trump-backed program.
