Durango Herald | December 4, 2017 More students are taking advanced-placement classes at Durango High School, and one of the main reasons is the school’s involvement with a grant program that helps students, the teachers, and the school with equipment, professional development assistance, extra study sessions, mock exams, and even …
AP Teachers Sharpen Skills in Denver
July 17, 2017 Last week, the 2017 AP for All Summer Institute (APSI) brought educators from around the globe to the Metropolitan State University of Denver campus for a deep dive into the craft of Advanced Placement instruction. CEI partnered with the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) to present the annual College Board-certified Institute. …
Equity Project is Moving the Needle in Southwest Colorado
June 15, 2017 CEI is proud to have partnered with our friends in Southwest Colorado to launch the American Indian Measurable Success (AIMS) initiative. This project focuses on dramatically increasing college readiness and success for American Indian students in southwest Colorado. AIMS was founded upon the belief that all students deserve an …
Rural High Schools Get Teens Into Advanced Placement Courses
By Alexandra Pannoni, U.S. News & World Report | February 27, 2017 The number of students taking at least one Advanced Placement exam has nearly doubled in 10 years, to 1.1 million members of the class of 2016, according to a new report from The College Board. Read more
How one tiny high school hacked Advanced Placement classes
By Kate Schimel and Leah Todd, The Taos News | November 9, 2016 If you ask Colby Simpson, one of 35 seniors at Paonia High School, how many advanced placement (AP) classes he’s taken, he has to shuffle through a long mental list. He definitely took AP biology, and is …
CEI Helps Colorado Middle Schools Place STEM Mentors in the Classroom
Five Colorado Springs-Area High Schools Join Colorado Legacy Schools AP Program FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2016 Contact Information: Melissa Reeves 720-502-4756 work 303-856-8098 cell mreeves@coloradoedinitiative.org Tustin Amole Director of Communications Cherry Creek Schools 720-554-4475 work 303-358-8006 cell tamole@CherryCreekSchools.org Devra Ashby Public Information Officer Colorado Springs School District 11 719-520-2286 …
Program makes tougher high school classes cool at 5 Colorado Springs-area schools
By Debbie Kelley, The Gazette | October 19, 2016 Advanced Placement courses are getting even cooler at five Pikes Peak region high schools. Atlas Preparatory School in Harrison District 2, Coronado and Doherty high schools in Colorado Springs District 11, Ellicott High School in Ellicott District 22, and Falcon High …
Grant helps students in military families take AP courses
By Nelson Garcia, 9NEWS | October 19, 2016 COLORADO SPRINGS – For students like Zach LaCross, adjusting to school can be difficult. “Five different schools in seven years,” LaCross said. “This is the sixth actually.” LaCross is a senior at Doherty High School in Colorado Springs. Both his parents serve in …
How one tiny high school hacked Advanced Placement classes
By Kate Schimel and Leah Todd, High Country News | October 10, 2016 If you ask Colby Simpson, one of 35 seniors at Paonia High School, how many Advanced Placement classes he’s taken, he has to shuffle through a long mental list. He definitely took AP Biology, and is taking …
CEI supports military students and families in academic success
Melissa Reeves, YourHub – Denver Post | October 5, 2016 CEI’s Colorado Legacy Schools (CLS) AP program partners with the U.S. Department of Defense’s (USDoD), Joining Forces program, and the National Math and Science Initiative to help military children become college-ready with STEM and AP courses in up to 10 Colorado schools serving large …