Jason Gonzales

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Higher Education Reporter at Chalkbeat

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Inside the Colorado higher education budget

6 days 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. Colorado college and university leaders’ worries about federal funding cuts might be new, but state budget woes aren’t. And next year, Colorado will face a projected $1.2 billion shortfall and lawmakers have needed to pare back spending.
Colorado lawmakers promise to figure out how to increase school funding. Here’s their plan.

1 week ago | chalkbeat.org | Jason Gonzales

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. Two years ago, Colorado paid for a pair of studies that calculated the cost of providing an adequate education to all students in the state. The price tag for those studies: $2 million. This year’s tight budget has made it nearly impossible to make progress on adding the billions more per year the studies said is needed.
Family alleging abuse at IPS School 87 agrees to dismiss federal lawsuit

1 week ago | chalkbeat.org | Amelia Pak-Harvey |Melanie Asmar |Catherine Carrera |Jason Gonzales

Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Indianapolis Public Schools and the mother of a former student have agreed to dismiss a lawsuit alleging systemic abuse against the student at George Washington Carver Montessori School 87.
Colorado lawmakers reject attempt to ban seclusion in schools

1 week ago | chalkbeat.org | Melanie Asmar |Jason Gonzales |Hannah Dellinger |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. Colorado lawmakers rejected a bill Wednesday that initially set out to ban seclusion in schools, which is the practice of shutting a student in a room alone.
In New Jersey school segregation case, plaintiffs appeal trial court decision

1 week ago | chalkbeat.org | Catherine Carrera |Jason Gonzales |Hannah Dellinger |Ann Schimke

Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. A coalition of plaintiffs that sued New Jersey for its failure to fix deeply-rooted de facto segregation in its public school system has asked a higher court to reverse a trial court decision that denied a clear ruling in their favor.
Here’s what a Colorado committee heard about Trump’s impact on education

1 week ago | chalkbeat.org | Jason Gonzales |Hannah Dellinger |Ann Schimke |Becky Vevea

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. Former U.S. Department of Education employees and state education leaders warned Tuesday that cuts to the federal agency will likely cause disruptions to Colorado’s education system and student learning. The cuts already are impacting students with disabilities.
DPS’ Emily Griffith Technical College now has the ability to grant students an applied science degree

1 week 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. In addition to awarding high school diplomas, Denver Public Schools will now be able to do something no other school district in the state can do: grant students an associate of applied science degree. House Bill 1221, signed into law by Gov.
Chicago to the East Coast? Chicago schools chief in running for top Massachusetts education post

1 week ago | chalkbeat.org | Reema Amin |Jessie Gomez |Jason Gonzales |Melanie Asmar

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez is a finalist to be the next state commissioner of Massachusetts’ Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Newark school board election 2025: New, returning voters cast their ballots

1 week ago | chalkbeat.org | Jessie Gomez |Jason Gonzales |Melanie Asmar |Alex Zimmerman

Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. Newark voters are headed to the polls on Tuesday to choose from a mix of 11 new and returning candidates who are running for three seats on the Board of Education. Voters will choose among the largest set of first-time candidates in the Newark school board race, including one incumbent running to keep her board seat, three returning candidates, and seven newcomers.
Propuesta legislativa de Colorado busca limitar que escuelas compartan datos con ICE

1 week ago | chalkbeat.org | Jason Gonzales |Melanie Asmar |Alex Zimmerman |Reema Amin

Chalkbeat Colorado es un noticiero local sin fines de lucro que informa sobre las escuelas públicas en Denver y otros distritos. Read in English. Legisladores en Colorado dieron la aprobación inicial a una propuesta de ley que busca limitar la cooperación y distribución de expedientes a agentes federales de control de inmigración, incluyendo en escuelas públicas, colegios comunitarios y universidades, además de centros de cuidados infantiles.