Jason Gonzales

5 days ago | chalkbeat.org | Jason Gonzales |Melanie Asmar |Ann Schimke

Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. Before Colorado state lawmakers finished their yearly business this week, they took steps to ensure public schools would be better funded in the future. In a late addition to the school funding bill, lawmakers added a provision that will deposit millions in annual income tax revenue into the State Education Fund.

1 week ago | chalkbeat.org | Jason Gonzales

Read in English. Chalkbeat Colorado es un noticiero local sin fines de lucro que informa sobre las escuelas públicas. Confusión. Miedo. Ansiedad. Así describió Hunter Parnell lo que ha visto como estudiante de derecho representando a inmigrantes en Colorado. Sus clientes quieren saber qué viene ahora con la administración Trump y si podrán permanecer en Estados Unidos. “Y la gente pregunta: el estatus migratorio que pensaba que era seguro, ¿realmente lo es?”, dijo.

2 weeks ago | opencampus.org | Jason Gonzales

Confusion. Fear. Anxiety. That’s how Hunter Parnell described what he’s seen as a law student representing immigrants in Colorado. His clients have wanted to know what’s next from the Trump administration and whether they will be able to stay in the United States, he said. “And people are asking: The status that I thought was going to be secure — is that secure?” he said.

2 weeks ago | kunc.org | Jason Gonzales

Colorado lawmakers approved a state budget for next year that has more money for colleges, universities, and K-12 schools. But the increase is less than what was promised or requested. Lawmakers finalized the $43.9 billion spending plan for the 2025-26 year earlier this week after months of debate about how to close a $1.2 billion spending shortfall. The shortfall was caused by increased costs for programs such as Medicaid and voter-approved caps on state spending.

2 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Jason Gonzales

Beyond High School is our free monthly newsletter covering higher education policy and practices in Colorado. Sign up to get it delivered to your inbox early. On the steps of the Colorado Capitol, Terrell Morton looked out on the small crowd of fellow researchers and said they gave him hope.