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HTI convenes rural education leaders to create new opportunities for students


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


Business discusses declining enrollment, role of industry in school improvement
Colorado Succeeds members and partners gathered earlier this month to discuss declining school enrollments, what is driving the trend, how districts are approaching the issue, – and how business can be involved. Elizabeth Garner, State Demographer; Tracy Dorland, Jefferson County


“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


Member Meeting Focuses on the Big Blur – A New Model that Blends High School with College and Career
Colorado Succeeds members and partners gathered earlier this month at the Denver Country Club to discuss a new education model gaining momentum both nationally and locally. Joel Vargas, Vice President of Programs for Jobs for the Future and author of


What you need to know about new Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) results
Last week the state released results from the statewide assessment known as Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS). Check out these five things you need to know about the results: 1. Students are still behind pre-pandemic achievement levels While Colorado


Examining Educator Evaluation from a Teacher’s Point of View
By Mark Sass Mark Sass is a high school teacher at Legacy High School, and the Executive Director of Teach Plus Colorado. It has been ten years since the implementation of Senate Bill 191, Colorado’s Teacher Evaluation System. Based


Educators & Business Ignite Entrepreneurship in Northern Colorado
Earlier this month, Colorado Succeeds teamed up with the OtterCares Foundation and MindSpark Learning to host NoCO IgnitED, a two-day immersive event focused on educators and industry partners collaborating to spark entrepreneurship in education. Over 100 attendees from five school


Letter to the State Board: Use Stimulus Dollars to Fund High School Re-engagement and Work-Based Learning
The COVID-19 pandemic has created urgency around re-engaging high school students who have fallen behind on graduation requirements and college and career readiness. There are untold numbers of high school students who, as a result of decreased engagement during the