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.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis proposed eliminating student population averaging for the purposes of funding schools. The idea has been criticized by district leaders.

Colorado’s $43.9 billion budget increases K-12 and higher education budgets, but falls short of what officials say is needed

The state’s budget proposes funding the state’s universal school meals program for only half a year, but the program could be saved through two ballot measures.

Colorado Mountain College and Lamar Community College will adopt a NYC student support program.

A snapshot of how the pandemic has changed students’ expectations for the college experience, and more news about higher education in Colorado.

Colorado educators rallied at the Colorado Capitol against lawmakers’ plans to cut back on education funding next year.

A significant number of teachers are expected to join a rally at the Colorado Capitol on Thursday. The Colorado Education Association is organizing the rally to protest funding cuts.

The Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights said 52 colleges and universities may have violated civil rights laws, including 45 for their work with the PhD Project. The announcement lists the University of Colorado Colorado Springs’ graduate program.

Colorado lawmakers are fully focused on figuring out next year’s budget. But a coalition of advocates say that shouldn’t stop lawmakers from pressing forward in creating a plan to solve long-term K-12 funding woes.

After four hours of debate on Thursday night, sponsors said they’re open to changes to a bill that would require schools to teach financial literacy.