By Sarah Ferguson, Fox21 News | February 27, 2018 Coronado High School is hoping a recent grant will encourage more students to take AP classes. The three-year grant is part of the Colorado Legacy Schools Initiative, awarded to Coronado in 2017, and bringing nearly $20,000 to the high school. Read more
Program Boosts College Readiness for Native American Students in Southwest Colorado
By Patrick Armijo, The Durango Herald | February 13, 2018 “You don’t have to go through this alone.” With that simple statement, Torey Archuleta, a Fort Lewis College freshman majoring in elementary education, explained the greatest benefit she had received from the American Indian Measurable Success Initiative. Read more
Computer Science Rising to the Top as a K-12 Priority in Colorado
February 9, 2018 What are the jobs of the future and how can we prepare kids for these jobs? How do teachers keep up with emerging technology? These questions are being discussed daily in schools, districts, colleges, state and national legislatures–as well as in business meetings and at the kitchen …
American Indian Initiative Celebrates Record Student Gains in Southwest Colorado
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2018 Contact Information: Greg Hessee Colorado Education Initiative 303-241-7214 DENVER, CO – The American Indian Measurable Success Initiative (AIMS) is hosting an Outreach Event on February 12 at Fort Lewis College to celebrate the academic growth of Native American students at Durango, Ignacio, and Montezuma-Cortez …
American Indian Initiative Celebrates Student Achievements in Southwest Colorado
Pagosa Daily Post | February 7, 2018 The American Indian Measurable Success Initiative (AIMS) is hosting an Outreach Event on February 12 at Fort Lewis College to celebrate the academic growth of Native American students at Durango, Ignacio, and Montezuma-Cortez high schools. Read more
D-11 Seeks Industry Volunteers for STEM Challenge
By Helen Robinson, The Colorado Springs Business Journal | February 7, 2018 Colorado Springs School District 11 is calling for industry volunteers to collaborate with teachers in a STEM Design Challenge to take place in downtown Colorado Springs Friday, Feb. 16. The event is a design sprint for education, in which …
CEI Promotes Personalized Learning Environments
By Tammy Schaffer, Colorado Business Roundtable | February 6, 2018 This week our focus on Connect & Collaborate is on Secondary Education. Rebecca Holmes, President and CEO of Colorado Education Initiative joins us to discuss CEI’s role in Colorado Education as an implementation expert, innovative thought leader, and a statewide convener. Watch …
The Nature of Accountability is Ready for Change
By Rebecca Holmes and Elliott Asp | January 31, 2018 Prime Opportunity at Hand CEI has spent more than a decade helping schools and districts across the state implement a number of pieces of Colorado’s reform agenda. At the same time, we’ve been a leading voice on innovations intended to …
Colorado schools are rapidly moving toward more math, science and technology focus
By Monte Whaley, The Denver Post | January 29, 2018 Colorado schools are rewiring classrooms with courses heavy in science and technology, in a bid to stay relevant in a rapidly changing world. And the surest tool at their disposal is STEM, a nationwide course of study that in its purest form is endorsed …
New Year, New Learning Networks
January 17, 2018 CEI is excited to share the launch of two Learning Networks for two of our Big Bets — High School Redesign and Competency-Based/Personalized Learning. Our strategy release last September reinforced CEI’s vision that all Colorado students develop not only the academic, but also the professional, personal, entrepreneurial, and civic …