By Jennifer Moe, Rose Community Foundation | February 10, 2016 The Colorado Education Initiative is awarded $150,000 for the K-12 nonprofit organization to implement a new strategic planning tool that also integrates their current initiatives. READ MORE >
Take3: STEM at QEP
By Caitlin Hendee and Kathleen Lavine, Denver Business Journal | February 1, 2016 Caitlin Hendee takes us to QEP Resources in Denver where students from JFK High School learn about science careers. WATCH VIDEO >
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 …
Does Everyone Need College For High-Paying Jobs? Here’s The ‘Middle Skills’ Option
By Jenny Brundin, Colorado Public Radio | January 19, 2016 Go into any school — any kindergarten classroom for that matter — and you see the banners: Harvard, CU Boulder, Colorado State, School of Mines. The four-year college mantra is deeply embedded in the Colorado and American psyche. But what if …
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 …
More On the STEM Cover Story: Closing the Student Achievement Gap
By Caitlin Hendee, Denver Business Journal | September 4, 2015 Ninth grader Hayden stares ahead confidently as he describes the inner workings of a molecule and sums up why a plant grows. Hayden is a student at the Denver School of Science and Technology — a public charter school in Denver’s Stapleton …
It’s Never too Early to Build a Better Workforce – Video Companion
By Kathleen Lavine, Denver Business Journal | September 4, 2015 STEM education prepares students to fill current workforce needs in a way traditional education hasn’t been able to do. Watch the video.
It’s Never too Early to Build a Better Workforce
By Caitlin Hendee, Denver Business Journal | September 4, 2015 There’s a buzz in the air at the STEM School and Academy in Highlands Ranch. Classrooms are filled with students using mathematics to create music for their instruments, tapping equations into computers, and talking excitedly about the wind tunnel or …
Vista PEAK Preparatory’s AP program hailed for student diversity
By Aurora Public Schools communications, YourHub – Aurora | December 2, 2015 Vista PEAK Preparatory’s Advanced Placement courses are experiencing dramatic gains in student enrollment and achievement thanks to The Colorado Education Initiative’s Colorado Legacy Schools (CLS) program. READ MORE >
Guide Gives Schools Instructions on How to Create an Allies in Diversity Program
By Melissa Reeves, YourHub – Denver Post | November 25, 2015 The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) has updated a guide for middle schools that want to create an Allies in Diversity program. The guide offers step-by-step advice to schools on how to foster a student club devoted to social justice, equity, diversity, and …