Checking In: Student Debt Legislation in Colorado
The Colorado legislature has just passed the three-quarters mark of the 2019 session. What's it doing to address student debt issues in Colorado?
The Colorado legislature has just passed the three-quarters mark of the 2019 session. What's it doing to address student debt issues in Colorado?
The first phase of the Bell's Future of Work & Learning Project is a landscape assessment, outlining major stakeholders and legislation that has shaped the ecosystem.
Rising tuition costs combined with tuition assistance trends exemplify much of the problem underlying the student debt crisis.
The Colorado budgeting process is less a tale of collective ability to invest in keeping Colorado competitive, and more a continued lesson in the limits of prioritization.
Despite some sticker shock, the cost of the studies actually pales in comparison to the $155 million or more in potential savings if proposed plans successfully increase retirement savings.
New Bell analysis shows which Coloradans stand to benefit from changes to local minimum wages. Read our findings now.
Colorado's average cost of child care for a 4-year-old is about $11,000 per year, while infant care is closer to $15,000.
FAMLI and similar programs throughout the country tell us much about what paid family and medical leave will look like in Colorado.
As more states prohibit egregious interest rates, consumers are saving money and avoiding long-term financial pitfalls like bankruptcy. While Colorado has made significant progress, it’s imperative we don’t let our guard down in this new environment.
Shared responsibility used to be the social contract between employee and employer — pensions, raises, and other benefits were the norm — but that contract has eroded.