Author: Jason Gonzales

Beyond High School is our free monthly newsletter covering higher education policy and practices in Colorado. Sign up to get it delivered to your inbox early.A new report shows fewer Colorado college students are graduating with debt — and the debt they do have on average is thousands less than 10 years ago.The numbers compiled within the state’s seventh Return on Investment report released on Thursday also highlights that a college education continues to help residents stay employed and get jobs with higher wages.Overall, the report provides a data trove that seeks to show college is worth the time and…

Sign up for our free monthly newsletter Beyond High School to get the latest news about college and career paths for Colorado’s high school grads.Colorado would need to spend $3.5 billion to $4.1 billion more to adequately resource K-12 public schools and help students learn, according to two studies released Friday.The studies, commissioned by state lawmakers and conducted by two independent groups, offer different models and figures to adequately fund schools. But they similarly say Colorado should dramatically increase K-12 spending beyond the $9.8 billion budgeted this year — an argument education advocates have made for years.“The studies contain recommendations…