We are a coalition of partners working to ensure Colorado has a highly-skilled, educated and credentialed workforce.
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Recognizing that support services are critical elements of #HigherEducation #HigherEd success
Outgoing Aurora college President Mordecai Brownlee wants to support pandemic-era student aid programs that no longer have federal funding. chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/…
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Join the 2027 Skills Summit in DC, March 4–5.
Early-bird registration is open! nationalskillssummit.com/reg…
#workforcePell in Colorado :Community college of Aurora tests workforce training model as Commerce City follows sentinelcolorado.com/metro/c… via @SentinelColo
Helping students maintain health care & other supports makes credential attainment more likely. The higher one's educational attainment, the less likely they'll continue to need #Medicaid .
31% of those age 26-64 without a high school diploma are on Medicaid. Ideally those attending school at least 1/2 time would not need to add other community engagement/work hours, but #MedicaidWorkRequirements rules are extraordinarily complex.
An informative, readable report: "New #MedicaidWorkRequirements : How Policymakers Can Mitigate Coverage Losses for Students" ticas.org/wp-content/uploads…
#data is essential for answering questions and driving advocacy.
Better data means better decisions for learners, employers, and policymakers. Support bipartisan efforts to modernize education data.
Read more: bluntrochester.senate.gov/ne… #WorkforceDevelopment #HigherEducation #Data #EconomicOpportunity
Workforce advocates have a critical role in protecting people's access to food and medical care. #SNAP #Medicaid
Basic needs are workforce needs.
Our latest blog highlights how advocates in Georgia and California are protecting access to healthcare and food assistance—and strengthening their workforce in the process.
Read more: ow.ly/7QV250ZtMYk
insidehighered.com/news/tech… A check-in on new Workforce Pell. "Colorado lists 430 occupations for institutions to choose from from funeral home mgt to forestry" #WorkforcePell
This year Colorado reduced its already paltry STATE funding from about $3 million to $2 million. Now, again, there is an attempt to cut FEDERAL funding for #AdultEd. #AdultEducation is a key component of the #wkdev continuum.
🚨 The House Appropriations Committee has advanced an FY 2027 bill that proposes eliminating federal funding for adult education.
This is concerning—but it is not the final word.
📢 Take action today. Contact your House member and Senators using the links in the comments.
We protected adult education funding before. Let's do it again.
#FundAdultEd
2026 Colorado Workforce and Skills Training Legislation- Final status. #coleg #wkdev
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Older people between 55 and 65 now becoming subject to 80 per month work requirement for #SNAP & #Medicaid . That is part of why we support #coleg HB1010 copolicy.org/news/skills2com…
A weekend read: #coleg members are is quietly advancing a major plan to streamline workforce-training and higher-education programs to make them more accessible to both learners and employers: tsscolorado.com/state-leader…
Consolidation can sound appealing, but often results in less funding and fewer services to people with more challenges to obtain & retain employment. #wkdev
Trump proposal to streamline jobs program funding would cut funding to states newsfromthestates.com/articl…
Our testimony against HB26-1383 Repeal Employment Support / Job Retention Program. This $250,000/ yr program was cut as part of the #coleg #cobudget balancing package, cutting over a billion dollars from the budget. copolicy.org/news/skills2com…
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Basic needs are workforce needs. When work requirements in SNAP & Medicaid cut people off from critical support, workers struggle to get trained and stay employed.
Explore your state fact sheet to learn more: nationalskillscoalition.org/…
