HB 1098 represents a net opportunity gain for Colorado. It will help increase the number of students, especially from low-income and minority backgrounds, who complete high school and enroll in college.
We must encourage the development and expansion of dual enrollment and other innovative programs throughout the state. If the state Department of Education and Department of Higher Education and their governing boards cannot agree on how to do this, the legislature should by-pass them and make it happen
A Boulder Daily Camera commentary lamenting the poor state of high school counseling in Colorado, where the student-to-counselor ratio is high and some minority and low-income students are discouraged from going to college by their counselors.
SB 07-148 represents a net opportunity gain for Colorado. Along with assisting students to complete high school, the Fast College Fast Jobs pilot program proposed by the bill would make post-secondary education more accessible and affordable for students who might otherwise drop out.
We must encourage the development and expansion of dual enrollment programs throughout the state. If the Colorado departments of Education and Higher Education and their governing boards cannot agree on how to do this, the Legislature should bypass them and make it happen.
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HB 06-1358 represents a net opportunity gain for Colorado. Along with assisting students to complete high school, the dual enrollment programs proposed by the bill would make post-secondary education more accessible and affordable for students who might otherwise drop out of Colorado???s education pipeline.
