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Opportunity Emerging From the COVID-19 Chaos
By Landon Mascareñaz, CEI Vice President of Community Partnership A year ago, I was in a session with a group of education leaders from around Colorado on the subject of leadership in crisis. At this point, we were a few weeks into the COVID-19 lockdown, shocked about the scale of …
Webinar for Students: Schoolhouse.world in Colorado
Thursday, April 22, 2021 10 a.m.This session will provide an overview about Schoolhouse.world, now available in Colorado. Join us for details about how the platform operates and information about how to get started. Schoolhouse.world is a breakthrough platform that connects people around the world to free, small-group tutoring sessions. It currently offers tutoring in high …
Webinar for Families: Schoolhouse.world in Colorado
April 21, 2021 at 10 a.m.This session will provide an overview about Schoolhouse.world, now available in Colorado. Join us for details about how the platform operates and information about how to get started. Schoolhouse.world is a breakthrough platform that connects people around the world to free, small-group tutoring sessions. It currently offers tutoring in high …
Webinar for Educators: Schoolhouse.world in Colorado
April 20, 2021 at 10 a.m.This session will provide an overview about Schoolhouse.world, now available in Colorado. Join us for details about how the platform operates and information about how to get started. Schoolhouse.world is a breakthrough platform that connects people around the world to free, small-group tutoring sessions. It currently offers tutoring in high …
CEI and Grit Digital Health Partner to Tackle Loneliness Affecting High School Students
Popular College Campus Mobile App to be Adapted for High School Student Use The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) and Grit Digital Health have announced a partnership to bring Nod, an app that builds social skills and combats loneliness, to high school students in Colorado and ultimately nationwide. The partnership is …
Women Leaders in Colorado Public Education
As CEI commemorates Women’s History Month in 2021, we recognize the increasing number of women serving in leadership roles in Colorado’s PK-12 education landscape. We checked in with several of our partner districts to learn how these women have navigated the havoc that COVID-19 presented, and what lies ahead. What …
Up-Close with Harrison School District Leaders
By Susan Paulsen, CEI Strategic Communications Manager Q & A with Superintendent Wendy Birhanzel and Assistant Superintendent and Chief Financial Officer Shelley Becker As CEI commemorates Women’s History Month in 2021, we recognize the increasing number of women serving in leadership roles in Colorado’s PK-12 education landscape. We checked in …
Free Online Tutoring Platform Launched for Colorado Students Through CEI Partnership with Khan Academy Founder
Colorado Education Initiative’s partnership with Schoolhouse.world will connect Colorado students with tutors around the world DENVER-Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) today announced that they have launched a new partnership with Schoolhouse.world, an online platform that pairs students with tutors around the globe. Schoolhouse.world was launched in early 2020 by Sal Khan, …
COVID-19 and Education’s New Normal
By Kristan UhlenbrockDirector, Institute for Science & Policy, Denver Museum of Nature & Science COVID-19 has profoundly reshaped education, from K-12 all the way up to colleges and universities. Many of the challenges have been numerous and well-publicized: children struggling to keep up with virtual learning, parents juggling childcare with …