To support districts and schools to address the serious disparities in the reopening of our education system and the crisis-level disruption of traditional learning systems, today the Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) announces the Strategic Reopening Collaborative and the Reconnected Learning Hub. COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on our education structures, first …
Colorado Schools to be Honored for Creating Healthy School Cultures
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2016 WHAT: Annual Colorado Healthy Schools Summit Celebrates Student Health Success WHEN: Friday, March 4, from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. WHERE: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, 1550 Court Place, Denver, 80202 Denver, Colorado — Colorado schools are creating supportive school environments by improving on student health and …
CEI Appoints Two K-12 Education Experts to Leadership Positions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2016 Denver, Colo. – The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) appointed two new vice presidents to its leadership team, both of them with years of experience in helping Colorado schools innovate and improve student achievement. Alex Carter, currently the superintendent of Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1, will become …
Expanding STEMworks Database Supports Successful STEM Programs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2016 WHAT: First programs funded in new Colorado STEMworks database WHEN: Thursday, January 21 from 9 a.m. – noon WHERE: Gill Foundation, 2215 Market St, Denver, CO 80205 Denver, Colo. – Four promising local science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs were awarded $60,000 in grant funding for …
New Data Show Major Gains among AP Students Enrolled in Colorado Legacy Schools Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2015 DENVER, Colo. — Students around Colorado are scoring big wins in Advanced Placement (AP) courses through The Colorado Education Initiative’s (CEI) statewide Colorado Legacy Schools (CLS) program. Increased enrollment and success for all students in rigorous AP math, science, and English courses reflect the …
State’s STEM Support Continues to Climb
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 2015 Denver, CO — Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education is gaining momentum in Colorado thanks to new STEM Champions investing in The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) — and increasing access to STEM education for all Colorado students. In the last quarter, four businesses …
Orica Supports Students in Colorado’s STEM Economy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2015 Denver, Colo. – Colorado businesses are investing in what works in our state’s science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education to support a local talent pipeline to fuel Colorado’s innovation-based economy. Orica, the world’s largest provider of commercial explosives and blasting systems to the …
New Partnerships Boost STEM Career-Building Programs for Colorado Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2015 DENVER, CO – While Colorado has one of the most highly-skilled labor pools in the country, businesses still rely on recruiting talent from outside the state to meet the demand in occupations that require higher levels of skill in science, technology, engineering and math …
New Colorado STEMworks Database Spotlights Successful STEM Programs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2015 DENVER, CO – A powerful new resource for Colorado educators, students, and STEM supporters — the Colorado STEMworks database — will make it easier than ever to partner with successful STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs to ensure Colorado students have access to the …
AP Summer Institute Lends Teachers Support, Training
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2015 DENVER, CO – More than half of U.S. high school students who show 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 to and graduate from …