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’s community colleges have rebounded since the pandemic, with the most gains among dual-enrolled high school students. But the state also reported enrollment gains among older students.

State lawmakers approved an initiative this year that aims to help students connect their education to the workforce.

A growing number of Colorado university faculty assemblies have asked their campus leaders to consider banding together to defend against the Trump administration.

Lawmakers cut to a Colorado FAFSA coordinator means school counselors won’t get data they can use to help students struggling to fill out the form.

The TEDxCU club at the University of Colorado Boulder felt it needed to change plans after the September Charlie Kirk shooting at Utah Valley University.

Colorado voted on two ballot measures that would fund free universal school meals. Both passed.

Colorado voted on whether to approve two ballot measures that fund free universal school meals. Both passed.

After proposing changes to the state’s K-12 funding formula last year, Gov. Jared Polis’ budget proposal plans to fulfill changes made during this year’s session.

About 1,800 schools participate in Colorado’s Healthy School Meals for All program, which offers students free breakfast and lunch.

Colorado received about $6 million annually in SNAP-Ed funding. The program allows states to teach students and families about healthy eating and living habits.