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We are proud to support a new $250,000 Colorado Innovations in Career and Technical Education (CTE) Grant awarded to Durango School District to expand creative career opportunities for students across rural Colorado. This yearlong initiative, Creative Pathways Forward: Leveraging the Sundance Film Festival to Expand Rural Colorado CTE, brings together Durango School District, Summit School …
Twenty Colorado School and School District Leaders Selected to Join RSA The sixth cohort of the Rural Superintendent Academy (RSA) launched the week of July 20, welcoming 20 new and experienced superintendents and school and school district leaders focused on building system leadership capacity and collaborative relationships across the state. …
Colorado’s early childhood education (ECE) workforce is at an important moment of change — and the opportunity to redesign the systems and structures that support it is well within reach. The Buell Foundation partnered with Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) as Colorado’s PK-12 intermediary to take a comprehensive look at how ECE …
Are you a new or emerging systems leader? Do you aspire to be a superintendent in a rural setting? Are you seeking to strengthen your systems leadership skills? Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) is now accepting applications for the sixth cohort of the Rural Superintendent Academy (RSA). Supported by the Boettcher Foundation, RSA prepares its fellows to build …
Message From CEI President and CEO Rebecca Holmes From CEI’s December 2025 Newsletter As we close 2025 and look toward 2026, Colorado’s public schools, and many Colorado families, are entering a period of real uncertainty. Districts are planning through declining enrollment, tightening budgets, and heightened activity around school choice. Families …
Message From CEI President and CEO Rebecca Holmes From CEI’s September 2025 Newsletter When CEI and CDE launched the Colorado Roadmap for AI in K-12 Education one year ago, we knew the real work would be in classrooms, not in reports. In a perfect world, school districts could press pause …
Twenty-One Colorado School and School District Leaders Selected to Join RSA The fifth cohort of the Rural Superintendent Academy (RSA) launched the week of July 14, welcoming 21 new and experienced superintendents and school and school district leaders focused on building system leadership capacity and collaborative relationships across the state. …
Please join us in congratulating CEI’s President and CEO, Rebecca Holmes, on being named a 2025 Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce (CWCC) Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business winner! This honor recognizes women across Colorado for their purpose-driven leadership, passion for advancing women in business, deep community engagement, and …
Message From CEI President and CEO Rebecca Holmes From CEI’s May 2025 Newsletter As national conversations around education priorities continue to evolve, CEI remains grounded in listening closely to the educators, students, and communities we serve. Over the past year, this has meant returning to the topic of school and …
Report outlines roadmap to advance K-12 pathways to college and career For nearly two decades, Colorado has been a leader in innovating educational pathways and career-connected learning. After several years of significant state funding and partnership, Colorado is on the precipice of policy evolution that will shift career-connected learning from …
