As a counselor, Matthew Miltenberg hears from some of his Poudre High School students that college isn’t right for them. Those students have come to believe that, even before they reach high school, he said.
With the announcement of President Joe Biden’s proposal to make community college free nationwide, however, Miltenberg sees a path to help students at the Fort Collins high school visualize college in their future.
“There are a lot of students that would be a good fit for community college but have sort of internalized the expenses and student loan debt and all of these different messages, some accurate and some not,” Miltenberg said.
Matt Stensland for Chalkbeat
As a counselor, Matthew Miltenberg hears from some of his Poudre High School students that college isn’t right for them. Those students have come to believe that, even before they reach high school, he said.
With the announcement of President Joe Biden’s proposal to make community college free nationwide, however, Miltenberg sees a path to help students at the Fort Collins high school visualize college in their future.
“There are a lot of students that would be a good fit for community college but have sort of internalized the expenses and student loan debt and all of these different messages, some accurate and some not,” Miltenberg said.
Colorado Education Interests Spend Millions On Lobbying Mostly To Retain, Gain Funding - Denver, CO - Education interests spent more than $20.5 million to lobby state government from July 2015 through March this year.
Jesse Paul / Colorado Sun
When she was a brand-new legislator besieged by lobbyists at the entrance to the Senate floor, state Sen. Rachel Zenzinger felt a tap on the shoulder from a man telling her she was late for her next committee. She rushed to the elevator, and the man accompanied her all the way to the committee room, securing several minutes of one-on-one time to make the case for his client’s bill.
When Zenzinger pushed open the door to the committee hearing room, there was no one else there. The meeting wasn’t even close to starting.
Now that Zenzinger serves as chair of the Senate Education Committee, education lobbyists don’t have to use creative tactics to get her attention. She meets weekly with key players ranging from the Colorado Education Association to Democrats for Education Reform to go over upcoming bills and hear their concerns.
F.C. WESTCOTT & THE AFICIONADOS, 8 p.m. Friday, April 30, Wingers Bar and Pool Hall, 3225 I-70 Business Loop, Unit 12A, Clifton, facebook.com/wingersbarpoolhall.
OXYMORONS, 7:30–10:30 p.m. Friday, April 30, Warehouse 25Sixty-Five, 2565 American Way, free show, warehouse2565.com.
BANDA MACHOS Y BANDA MAGUEY, doors 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Friday, April 30, Travelodge, 718 Horizon Drive, ages 17 and older, $50, tickets at http://ticketon.co/a675e, 970-457-7508, 800-668-8080.
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY SPRING SHOWCASE, noon–5 p.m. Friday, April 30, CMU, kickoff event noon–12:30 p.m., Love Recital Hall, Moss Performing Arts Center; presentations, posters, performances, demonstrations and exhibits, 1–4:30 p.m., campus wide; celebration 4:30–5 p.m, The Plaza tent, event celebrates the creativity, research, innovation, entrepreneurship and artistic performance of CMU/WCCC students at all levels, coloradomesa.edu/showcase.