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Colorado Celebrates Workforce Development Month


Career-Connected Learning, What Can Educators Learn from Learners and Business
As a proud sponsor of The Attainment Network and CareerWise Colorado’s Career-Connected Education – A Colorado Pathways Conference, Colorado Succeeds facilitated a panel discussion: A Call to Action: What Education Advocates Need to Know from Learners & Business. The panel


Learner-Centered Education in Action: A Deep Dive into Colorado’s Path4Ward Program
In its efforts to blur the lines between our secondary and postsecondary systems, Colorado has incentivized schools and districts to extend and expand work-based learning, postsecondary, and career exploration opportunities to high school students throughout the state. Among the nine


HTI convenes rural education leaders to create new opportunities for students
The Homegrown Talent Initiative (HTI) works alongside schools, businesses, and local communities across rural Colorado to generate career-connected learning for students and encourage collaboration and economic growth. What began in 2019 as eight communities across the state engaged in


Investing In Short-term Credentials to meet Colorado’s Workforce Needs
For years, Colorado Succeeds has galvanized the business community in support of increasing access to high-quality postsecondary and career pathways in K-12 education and, more recently, in Colorado’s postsecondary ecosystem to ensure learners have access to career-relevant education and training.


“Big Blur” 1215 Task Force Publishes Interim Report
Colorado currently has nearly ten different programs where learners can earn college credits and quality credentials in high school. However, these programs can be expensive to administer and dependent on the right higher education partner, making them inequitably accessed by many Colorado students.


Promising Student Growth at Compass Academy
This month, the Colorado Succeeds team and partners had the opportunity to visit Compass Academy, a public charter middle school in Denver Public Schools, serving students from sixth to eighth grade. Opened in 2015, Compass has increased two levels on


2022 NAEP Results: Resource Round-Up
At the end of October, the National Assessment Governing Board released the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Mathematics and Reading results, the most comprehensive data we’ve seen on how our students’ achievement has fared since the start of


$90M industry-higher ed grant program releases application timeline
Last week the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), unveiled new details about the Regional Talent Development Initiative Program which allows Colorado to fund both new and proven programs that “seed transformative change” through alignment and collaboration across


Our School Transportation System Needs a Reboot
A nationwide shortage of bus drivers is causing significant challenges in helping students get to school. Initial research into shortages among other Colorado districts suggests that statewide the shortage of bus drivers is around 30%. Some large school districts like


Career & Technical Education Month 2022
Today’s job market is healthier than ever before, but talent remains difficult to find. Simply put, there are more job openings than there are qualified employees to fill them. That is why it becomes even more important to invest in