Colorado lawmakers set aside more funding for schools starting in 2026. They also passed bills related to mental health, Black history, and free school meals.

One of Trump's recent executive orders called for federal agencies to target in-state college tuition programs for undocumented students. For now, Colorado’s program is expected to remain.

El presidente Donald Trump firmó una orden ejecutiva que incluía la orden de que las agencias federales sancionaran a los estados que aplican la matrícula estatal a estudiantes indocumentados. Veinticuatro estados cuentan con leyes similares.

Colorado lawmakers have taken a markedly different approach to transgender student rights than the Trump administration.

Colorado, Illinois, New York, and New Jersey have in-state tuition programs for undocumented students. Now, the Trump administration plans to take action against those programs.

Las clínicas de derecho ofrecen a los estudiantes una manera de adquirir experiencia con casos y clientes antes de graduarse. Y la administración Trump ha hecho que las clínicas de derecho para inmigrantes de las facultades sean más cruciales que nunca.

The Trump administration has sought to exert greater federal control over higher education. Researchers visiting Denver rallied at the Capitol against the president’s actions.

Colorado university law clinics offer students a way to get experience with cases and clients before graduating. And the Trump administration has made the schools’ immigrant law clinics more crucial than ever.

Lawmakers needed to balance a $1.2 billion budget hole. They were still able to secure increases for K-12 and higher education budgets.

Higher education leaders said late last year they would need $95 million more annually. They'll get far less than requested.