For Colorado to make a lasting economic recovery we must promote the education of all of our students through policies that don’t cost the state a dime, but instead increase revenues to our local colleges and universities.
Who Supports Colorado ASSET?
Colorado ASSET was endorsed in 2011 by 7 newspapers, 7 school boards, 6 chambers of commerce, 10 organizations that represent k-12, 8 institutions of higher education, five local governments, 12 faith based organizations and tens of thousands of individuals and organizations.
Who is HEAA?
HEAA, the Higher Education Access Alliance, is a statewide coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to promoting affordable access to higher education for all Colorado high school graduates.
How Can I Get Involved?
We are always trying to grow our coalition and identify committed volunteers who care about this issue. Below are many ways you can get involved from joining our coalition to writing your local newspaper in support of Colorado ASSET.
Letters To The Editor
This post contains links to letters to the editor that have been written in support of ASSET.
Colorado Senate GOP tests arguments against undocumented-student tuition bill – American Independent
Senate Bill 15, the so-called ASSET bill sponsored by Democrats Angela Giron and Mike Johnston, is the latest version of a bill introduced six times over the last few years. It establishes what the sponsors are calling a “standard rate” tuition several …
CU supports lower tuition for undocumented students – The Scribe
UCCS graduating senior Melody Klema agreed with the Regents, expressing that undocumented students are not going anywhere; “most have lived here their entire lives…and they are going to need a degree to find a good job.”
She added that, “as a country, we should want more people that are living here to go to college,” and furthermore, they are contributing more to society, “through going to college than staying at home living with remedial jobs.”
Dems slow down immigrant tuition bill to lobby for support – Denver Post
A bill to let illegal immigrants pay tuition rates lower than out-of-state students is staying in the state Senate for another week while supporters try to line up more Republican support for a full-scale push in the GOP-led House.
Immigrant tuition proposal before Colorado Senate – Aurora Sentinel
The state Senate’s Education Committee met to discuss Senate Bill 126, which would allow illegal immigrants who attend at least three years of high school in Colorado to pay the in-state tuition rate if they go to college
Giron tuition bill passes panel – Pueblo Chieftain
Two lawmakers — a Republican and a Democrat — stood at the same fence on the border between the United States and Mexico. It represented something very different to each of them.
