By Melissa Reeves, YourHub – Denver Post | June 28, 2016 More than half of U.S. high school students who show the potential to succeed in rigorous Advanced Placement (AP) coursework never enroll. Yet, research shows that high school students who take AP classes are far more likely to go …
Glenna Norvelle resigns from CEI
June 8, 2016 Announcement from Glenna Norvelle One of the most extraordinary things in life is to learn. Oftentimes we collapse the idea of learning with education. Learning happens everywhere — in schools, out of school, as children, as adults, from our challenges, and from our successes. And so, it …
“I Found Encouragement and Momentum…” Apply by July 12 for Fall 2016 School Retool!
June 8, 2016 When Poudre High School Principal Kathy Mackay signed up for CEI’s first School Retool, a one-of-a-kind leadership fellowship, she thought she would learn more about design thinking and project-based learning, but she walked away with much more. “I found encouragement and momentum,” said Mackay. “It was a …
Leroy Williams elected to Daniels Fund board of directors
YourHub – Denver Post | June 1, 2016 The Daniels Fund is pleased to announce that Leroy J. Williams, Jr. has been elected to serve on its board of directors. The Daniels Fund, established by cable television pioneer Bill Daniels, is a private charitable foundation dedicated to making life better …
Creating Colorado’s Talent Pipeline
Denver’s Money Talk 1860AM | May 17, 2016 As a Colorado Business Roundtable partner agency, Colorado Workforce Development Council joins us once a month to discuss growth and progress of our state’s talent pipeline and developing a strong workforce in a program we call, “Creating Colorado’s Talent Pipeline”, with guest host Stephanie …