July 14, 2017 The second annual STEM Design Challenge was held June 28-30 in Keystone, Colorado at the 2017 CEI Showcase. Seven educators worked throughout three sessions to design classroom projects connected to real-world STEM experiences–projects grounded in rigorous, cross-curricular coursework. Five industry mentors representing aerospace, technology, and cyber security… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2017 Contact Information: Susan Paulsen 720-502-4734 spaulsen@coloradoedinitiative.org College Board-certified program focuses on providing equitable access to all students Denver, Colorado – More than half of U.S. high school students who show potential to succeed in rigorous Advanced Placement (AP) coursework never enroll in AP courses.… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2017 Contact Information: Rebecca Holmes 720-502-7400 rholmes@coloradoedinitiative.org Denver, Colorado – The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) has appointed two new members to the organization’s leadership team, President and Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Holmes announced this week. “We are sharpening our focus and readying for a new… read more →
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… read more →
June 14, 2017 CEI recently partnered with the San Juan BOCES, Fort Lewis College and the Three Rivers Education Foundation to present the 5th Annual Growing Together Summit (GTS 2017). The event was the result of the extraordinary collaboration of the nine school districts that comprise the San Juan BOCES, and… read more →
May 16, 2017 Colorado STEM Champion McKinstry recently partnered with students from the engineering program at John F. Kennedy High School (JFK) to design and implement some high-performance modifications to a 51-year-old greenhouse on the roof at JFK. At the ribbon cutting held on May 16, students and engineers shared… read more →
May 16, 2017 The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) is partnering with Kaiser Permanente to advance a culture of health and wellness at 13 schools in five Colorado school districts. Earlier this month, Kaiser Permanente announced that five Colorado school districts will receive a combined $1.5 million in Thriving Schools behavioral… read more →
May 2, 2017 By Rebecca Holmes | President and Chief Executive Officer, CEI Friday marked the two-month countdown to CEI’s 2017 Showcase: Design the Future, taking place in Keystone, June 28-30. I couldn’t attend Showcase last year, but followed the event on Twitter and knew I was missing out on… read more →
By Sacha Smith, The Southern Ute Drum | March 17, 2017
On Wednesday, March 15 a community outreach event was held at the Ignacio High School to introduce the American Indian Measurable Success (AIMS) initiative. The initiative is focused on improving college and workforce readiness of Native American students in Southwest Colorado.
CEI’s Colorado Legacy Schools program (CLS) is playing a key role in the AIMS project by through implementation of the CLS Advanced Placement program at schools in Durango, Ignacio, and Cortez. Read more
Pagosa Daily Post | April 13, 2017
A contingent of education professionals from throughout the country recently visited Colorado to participate in a Next Generation Learning tour. Their mission: See firsthand what a classroom looks like where students take charge of their learning, then travel home with ideas for moving learning forward in a new way. Read more
