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The State of Colorado Succeeds
Transforming Education to Will Require Business Leaders to Be Bold Xcel Energy recently announced a bold vision to deliver 80 percent carbon-free electricity by 2030 and 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050. We are the first utility in the world


Partnerships are Key to Improving Our Education System
Why Membership with Colorado Succeeds Works for Lockheed Martin My involvement with Colorado Succeeds is a natural fit. Like many other companies, Lockheed Martin is experiencing an unprecedented demand for highly skilled employees and the strategies for developing them. Our


Design Thinking Meets Pitch Competition Creates New Programs for DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School Students
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School utilized design thinking to determine how to spend $15,000.


Collaboration is Key to Student Success: Lessons from the St. Vrain Valley School District
The SVVSD Innovation Center is just one example of how to bring the world of work into the classroom and develop the homegrown talent Colorado needs.


Creating world-class CTE programs: Five lessons from Colorado
Last week, I explained why career and technical education will make agile learners America’s future, and that maximizing their potential requires CTE that works well for students, employers, and school systems. In my home state of Colorado, we’ve learned a great


The Art of Developing Agile Learners Through CTE
Seventeen-year-old Sandra can’t wait for school to start each day. Perhaps that’s because her school day looks nothing like what most of us envision a classic high school schedule to be. Her morning begins with Advanced Placement calculus, but as


Credential Program Grows, 9,000 Credentials in Two Years
Back in 2016, Colorado Succeeds championed an innovative pilot that provides financial incentives to schools based on the number of students completing industry credential programs tied to in-demand jobs and industries in Colorado. In the first year, there was an


The Business Perspective: Innovative School Models and What We Can Do to Support More
Colorado Succeeds and our STEM Champions Network recently visited STEM School Highlands Ranch, a high-performing K-12 charter school in the Douglas County School District. Read below to hear what they saw, why it matters, and what we can do to


Business Wanted: Support Talent Pipeline by Hosting Teacher Extern
Ask most business owners about their most pressing needs today and high on the list is finding employees who possess the essential skills required to be productive team members: collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. Lately, however, a new essential


You See It First: Baseline Project Brings Industry and Education Together Under One Roof
Colorado Succeeds members are driving forces of innovation in education, and we’re excited to give you a first look at a new, outside-the-box school model that will bring education and industry partnership to a new level. It’s unlike anything we’ve