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Colorado Celebrates Workforce Development Month


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


Free Training for In-demand Jobs, Career Advance Colorado Can Help Bolster Our Talent Pipeline
Recently, the Colorado Community College and Governor Polis announced the start of Career Advance Colorado, a workforce development initiative providing free training for in-demand jobs through the state’s community and technical colleges. Aligned to Colorado Succeeds’ policy principles of putting


2023 Legislative Session: Wins for Colorado Learners
Colorado Succeeds is proud to champion policies that promote equitable access to high-quality educational opportunities spanning from early childhood to career. We are particularly grateful to our bipartisan legislative champions, including Sens. Paul Lundeen (R), Jeff Bridges (D), Rachel Zenzinger


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


Colorado Succeeds Youth Fellow Shares Student Focus Group Learnings
This winter semester, Colorado Succeeds was incredibly fortunate to have a student fellow from Colorado Youth Congress join our team to conduct focus groups with students from across the metro area. In these focus groups, students discussed their engagement in educational


Guest Post: Colorado Charter Schools Lead the Way
Colorado Succeeds is proud to partner with the Colorado League of Charter Schools’ to protect and advance high-quality school choice in our state. We are pleased to share these important reflections from the League’s President, Dan Schaller, who shares our


Colorado Succeeds Expands Focus into Higher Education
Preschool to Postsecondary: Colorado Succeeds Expands Impact, Releases Report Showing Significant Gaps, Opportunities in Postsecondary and Career Success for Coloradans New team members bring expertise and experience to support expanded workstream Colorado Succeeds is proud to announce the expansion 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


Full Circle: The Story of Two Families and The Succeeds Prize
In this piece we catch up with Richard Herbst, a Colorado Succeeds board member and President of TTEC Foundation. Richard passionately recounts his story with the Azimis, an Afghan refugee family in Denver. Richard also tells how his involvement with The


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