
Colorado Mountain College this week will award 58 bachelor’s degrees — a first for the community college that has 11 campuses in the central and northern mountains. The 2010 legislature gave CMC the power to award four-year degrees in a limited number of fields, and the college launched programs in business administration and sustainability studies [...]
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Updated – The House Tuesday voted 52-12 to pass the bill needed to fund K-12 education in the coming school year.

This House has voted 37-28 to approve a massive update of the way the state pays for schools.

The House couldn’t find time on a chaotic Friday night to pass the bill proposing a massive overhaul of Colorado’s school funding system.
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A bill that started with a group of Walsenburg kids has survived the legislative process and is headed to the governor.

The K-12 lobby bested the Hickenlooper administration Wednesday in a tussle over funding for preschool quality improvement.

A late-breaking scholarship bill moved ahead, but a bill sparked by Dougco school board conflicts was killed Wednesday. Capitol roundup

The proposed rewrite of the school funding system won preliminary House approval Monday, with two key amendments.

A handful of education-related bills moved Friday, part of the torrent of legislation being pushed through the House and Senate.

Updated – The Senate has given final approval to the 2013-14 school funding bill.