By Justin Guerriero, Denver Business Journal | November 18, 2016 Since 1999, McKinstry has donated over $7.6 million to charities through the McKinstry Charitable Foundation. An overarching objective of the Golden-based engineering and construction firm is to “build a thriving planet” through meaningful social impact. As regional director of the …
Colorado STEM aims to give students a leg up in technology
By Justin Guerriero, Denver Business Journal | November 18, 2016 Few would argue with the statement that Colorado’s youth are the future of the state and education is critical to a successful future. The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI), through Colorado STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) programs, is trying to …
Industry professionals offer Aurora STEM students chance to grow
By Quincy Snowdon, Aurora Sentinel | November 18, 2016 Prairie Middle School will be enlisting some outside help in the coming months to further bolster the school’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curriculum. Prairie was one of just four middle schools in the state selected earlier this month by …
How one tiny high school hacked Advanced Placement classes
By Kate Schimel and Leah Todd, The Taos News | November 9, 2016 If you ask Colby Simpson, one of 35 seniors at Paonia High School, how many advanced placement (AP) classes he’s taken, he has to shuffle through a long mental list. He definitely took AP biology, and is …
CEI Helps Colorado Middle Schools Place STEM Mentors in the Classroom
By Melissa Reeves, YourHub – Denver Post | November 3, 2016 Colorado’s STEM industry professionals are headed back to class — to mentor! “We’re very lucky to have partners like The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin that are donating their time, talent, and financial resources to partner with teachers in …
Program makes tougher high school classes cool at 5 Colorado Springs-area schools
By Debbie Kelley, The Gazette | October 19, 2016 Advanced Placement courses are getting even cooler at five Pikes Peak region high schools. Atlas Preparatory School in Harrison District 2, Coronado and Doherty high schools in Colorado Springs District 11, Ellicott High School in Ellicott District 22, and Falcon High …
Grant helps students in military families take AP courses
By Nelson Garcia, 9NEWS | October 19, 2016 COLORADO SPRINGS – For students like Zach LaCross, adjusting to school can be difficult. “Five different schools in seven years,” LaCross said. “This is the sixth actually.” LaCross is a senior at Doherty High School in Colorado Springs. Both his parents serve in …
How one tiny high school hacked Advanced Placement classes
By Kate Schimel and Leah Todd, High Country News | October 10, 2016 If you ask Colby Simpson, one of 35 seniors at Paonia High School, how many Advanced Placement classes he’s taken, he has to shuffle through a long mental list. He definitely took AP Biology, and is taking …
Creating change with student survey data
Melissa Reeves, YourHub – Denver Post | October 5, 2016 Districts and schools across Colorado are increasingly surveying their students, but are they using that survey data to drive better decision making or improve student outcomes? “CEI’s Student Perception Survey and other surveys that measure social-emotional learning can help identify gaps, solve …
CEI supports military students and families in academic success
Melissa Reeves, YourHub – Denver Post | October 5, 2016 CEI’s Colorado Legacy Schools (CLS) AP program partners with the U.S. Department of Defense’s (USDoD), Joining Forces program, and the National Math and Science Initiative to help military children become college-ready with STEM and AP courses in up to 10 Colorado schools serving large …