News About Spring Institute

Media Coverage & Publications

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2024

2023

11/14/23 – Immigrants Power Colorado’s Economy – Spring Institute President & CEO Paula Schriefer, adult education student Natalia Preister, and program images featured in video project by Colorado Fiscal Institute

10/21/23 – LETTER: Prop II is critical to strengthen Colorado’s universal preschool program (Aurora Sentinel)

10/13/23 – CCLP awarded 2023 Spring Intercultural Champions by Spring Institute (Colorado Center on Law & Policy Blog)

10/12/23 – Colorado’s expansion of high school diploma programs for adults hits a pothole (Chalkbeat Colorado)

9/13/23 – Local nonprofits offer scholarships for post-secondary education in honor of Ma Kaing (Denverite)

6/22/23 – A tremendous victory for Colorado’s diverse adult learner population (Colorado Newsline)

4/13/23 – Welcome.US storytelling collaboration featuring Spring Institute HIPPY Home Visitor Fatema and program participant Mahtab

4/13/23 – Colorado Senate OKs letting community colleges issue high school diplomas (Colorado Politics)

4/6/23 – Jueves de Color (Spanish language interview) – Gina Millan from COLOR and Policy Advocate Emily Ochoa from Spring Institute talk about SB23-007: Adult Education in Colorado | Jueves de Color- Gina Millan de COLOR y la Defensora de Políticas Emily Ochoa de Spring Institute hablan sobre SB23-007: Educación para Adultos en Colorado

3/3/23 – New coalition seeks Colorado tax code changes to fund child care, education, nursing, and more (Chalkbeat Colorado)

2/7/23 – Adult education in Colorado could get a leg up with a new bipartisan bill (Vail Daily)

1/26/23 – Colorado adults who never finished high school could get more help toward a diploma (Chalkbeat Colorado)

1/23/23 – Colorado community colleges could soon issue high school diplomas (Colorado Springs Gazette)

1/23/23 – Colorado community colleges could soon issue high school diplomas (Colorado Politics)

2022

2021

12/27/21 – Littleton nonprofit gives grants to undocumented immigrants: Money goes toward scholarships, low-income assistance  (Highlands Ranch Herald)

11/26/21 – Colorado groups work to make it easier for international medical graduates to work in health care (Denver Post)

9/24/21 – Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning will play key role in helping Afghan refugees (CBS 4)

7/26/21 – Letter to Gov. Jared Polis from the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project: Tenants waiting on rental assistance shouldn’t be evicted (Medium)

6/30/21 – Letter to the Editor: Immigrants ready to work (Denver Post)

6/30/21 – Cultural navigation services keep patients healthy & feeling supported

6/23/21 – Fatima Boubina: Lighting the Way for Young Learners (Parents to Advocates participant featured in Council for Professional Recognition Newsletter)

6/16/21 – Meet the parent leaders behind Colorado’s biggest tax reform in decades (Colorado Newsline)

5/27/21 – Community-Led Health Promotion Groups in a Bhutanese–Nepali Refugee Community (Health Promotion Practice, doi: 10.1177/15248399211019057)

4/8/21 – House panel advances bill creating an Office of New Americans (Colorado Politics)

4/1/21 – GUEST COLUMN: A State Office of New Americans would mean more normal childhood, more resources for immigrants (The Sentinel)

3/31/21 – Commentary: Boost tax credits for Colorado’s working families (Colorado Newsline)

3/19/21 – UCHealth creates program to help with patients who don’t speak English (KRDO)

3/18/21 – UCHealth shares results of new ‘cultural navigator’ pilot program (9NEWS)

3/2/21 – Valley gains first certified medical interpreters (Gunnison Country Times)

1/20/21 – Opinion: America’s refugee program has been dismantled. Here’s how we should rebuild under Biden (The Colorado Sun)

1/12/21 – Refugee And Immigrant Women Show Promise As A Pipeline For New Colorado Early Childhood Educators (CPR News)

9/23/2018 – Part I: Interview with Paula Schriefer, President/CEO of Spring Institute (aired on KOSI, KYGO, KEPN and KKFN the Fan)

9/30/2018 – Part II: Interview with Paula Schriefer, President/CEO of Spring Institute (aired on KOSI, KYGO, KEPN and KKFN the Fan)