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Chalkbeat Reporter Jason Gonzales joins us to discuss bills currently in the Colorado state legislature that concern public university admissions for out-of-state students and programs to help more Coloradans enter high-demand job fields.
In exchange for offering financial aid to more in-state students, Colorado universities soon could be allowed to admit more students from out of state who pay almost twice as much in tuition. …
In exchange for offering financial aid to more in-state students, Colorado universities soon could be allowed to admit more students from out of state who pay almost twice as much in tuition. …
House Bill 96, which is close to becoming law, would allow more in-state students to obtain financial aid at Colorado universities. Colorado universities soon could be allowed to admit more students from out of state who pay almost twice as much in tuition.
Lawmakers have cut state funding for schools over the years while allowing tuition hikes. That has led schools to look toward out-of-state students to boost revenue.