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More Students in Remedial Classes
February 7, 2012 7:56 PM
The percentage of Colorado students needing to take remedial courses at public colleges after graduating high school has gone up. A report released by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education shows 31.8% tested below college level and had to enroll in remedial courses that don't. count toward a degree.... more » -
CO schools luring more foreign students
November 20, 2011 5:29 PM
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A new Colorado law freeing state universities to recruit more international students has prompted schools to begin aggressively courting foreigners who want to study in the United States - and pay higher tuition. The Daily Camera reports that Colorado State University is seriously considering hiring an... more » -
CO schools luring more foreign students
November 20, 2011 12:52 PM
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A new Colorado law freeing state universities to recruit more international students has prompted schools to begin aggressively courting foreigners who want to study in the United States and pay higher tuition. The Daily Camera reports that Colorado State University is seriously considering hiring an... more » -
Bigger fights looming over state budget talks
April 9, 2011 12:19 PM
DENVER (AP) - Colorado senators have given preliminary approval to a $7 billion budget plan, but not before Republicans presented amendments to forbid the state from contracting with abortion providers or from withholding funding from departments and universities. Those amendments failed yesterday. The Senate will take a final vote on... more » -
Students bear brunt of state budget deficit
December 19, 2010 9:29 PM
Parents in Colorado may want to start putting more money into their kids' college fund. Almost all of the universities and colleges in our state are considering double digit tuition increases next year to overcome cuts in state funding. Jill Brake of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education worries... more » -
CU-Boulder chancellor opposes lower tuition cap
October 13, 2010 8:27 AM
The University of Colorado regents are expected to consider a 4 percent cap on tuition increases, lower than the 9.5 percent cap recently requested by administrators. Regents were scheduled to consider the lower cap during their meeting Wednesday. CU-Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano spoke against the proposal Tuesday. ... more » -
Private colleges 'act local' with financial aid
August 31, 2010 9:11 AM
Many private colleges are sweetening financial aid packages for students from their own backyards. It's an effort by the schools to portray themselves as more affordable and better neighbors. They also want to stay competitive. Among the schools is Northwestern University, which is targeting Chicago-area students in financial need.... more » -
Colorado Senate gives initial OK to tuition bill
May 4, 2010 4:03 PM
The Senate has given initial approval to a bill that would give Colorado colleges more flexibility to set tuition rates after lawmakers warned funding for colleges is headed for a cliff in the next year or two. Sen. John Morse, a Colorado Springs Democrat, says the state plans to... more » -
Nashville braces for more flooding
May 3, 2010 4:47 PM
Officials in Nashville braced for more deaths Monday as the flooded Cumberland River continued to swell, sending muddy water rushing through neighborhoods and threatening the historic heart of Music City after a destructive line of weekend storms killed 22 people in Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky. The flash floods caught... more » -
Colorado lawmakers considering tuition overhaul
April 28, 2010 5:37 PM
College presidents and educators are telling Colorado lawmakers they need flexibility to set tuition rates if the state wants them to give up $300 million in state funding. Sen. John Morse, a Colorado Springs Democrat, says that's the only way colleges can stay open if the state cuts their... more »
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