Jason Gonzales

Jason Gonzales

Higher Education Reporter, Chalkbeat Colorado

Jason Gonzales is the Higher Education and Legislative Matters Reporter for Chalkbeat Colorado. He reports in partnership with Open Campus. Previously, he covered K-12 and higher education for The Tennessean and Brunswick County for the Wilmington Star News. He is a 2018 Education Writers Association Reporting Fellow and a 2020 Institute for Citizens and Scholars Higher Education Media Fellow. He is a Colorado native and graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder. You can find him on Twitter @ByJasonGonzales.

The Colorado Education Association released its annual report and legislative priorities. The union says it will fight any attempts to withhold money from schools.

In his State of the State speech, the governor reiterated that he wants to change how Colorado calculates student enrollment for state budget purposes. Lawmakers are weighing their options.

A guide on how to keep up with education issues in the Colorado legislature.

Two new studies call for a large investment in K-12 education so Colorado can provide an adequate education to every student. The studies differ in how to achieve that goal.

Gov. Jared Polis has increased his ask for the state’s new funding formula by $35 million for the upcoming fiscal year.

We’ll be following state budget woes, climate science standards, and how Trump’s immigration stance may affect students.

Las universidades de Colorado seguirán un plan similar al de 2016 para ayudar a los estudiantes inmigrantes en los campus universitarios.

The recommendation to change ASCENT is one of several about college and career offerings from a consulting firm commissioned by state lawmakers to study the issue.

A new Complete College America report shows why colleges and universities can help students achieve greater economic success, which in turn can lead to greater engagement in public life.

Colorado colleges and universities will follow a similar blueprint to 2016 in aiding immigrant students on campus.