Colo. Launches Push to Boost College Readiness, Completion

Hoping to raise its college-graduation rates, Colorado will soon use a multipart strategy to lure more students to college and to keep them there.

Starting next month, the Colorado Commission on Higher Education will mail letters to parents of high schoolers who get low scores on college-entrance tests, informing them of what remedial studies their children need in order to plan for a successful transition to college.

At the same time, students, regardless of family-income level, will become eligible to receive vouchers from the state worth up to $2,400 each to attend public and some private colleges in Colorado. Students can sign up for the stipends as...