The Colorado Department of Education is now accepting nominations for the state’s 2027 Teacher of the Year award. The Teacher of the Year program recognizes educators who not only demonstrate ...

DENVER — Colorado lawmakers are considering a major restructuring of how the state handles higher education and workforce development, potentially eliminating the Department of Higher Education in its ...

Executive Director JB Holston of the Colorado Department of Higher Education poses for a portrait at his office in downtown Denver on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (TNS) — JB Holston was known as “the ...

Colorado entrepreneur and consultant J.B. Holston will take over as the state higher education department’s new executive director starting in January, an announcement from Gov. Jared Polis’ office ...

Colorado lawmakers are eyeing legislation next year that could lead to the formation of the state’s newest agency: a one-stop-shop for higher education and workforce resources, including training and ...

JB Holston was known as “the students’ dean” when he led the University of Denver’s engineering and computer science department from 2015 to 2020. In that role, the Stanford University graduate worked ...

After a nearly seven-year run reducing barriers to higher education, Angie Paccione will be stepping down as executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education in January, Gov. Jared ...

Gov. Jared Polis announced J.B. Holston will be stepping in as the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s next executive director following Angie Paccione’s exit in January. Paccione, who will be ...