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Madison Knapp

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Transforming the Secondary, Postsecondary, and Work-Based Learning Landscape for Colorado Students

Colorado Succeeds December 1, 2023

Innovating and Launching More Equitable Pathways in Colorado

Katie Zaback October 26, 2023

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

Madison Knapp March 29, 2023

Yampa Valley School Districts Awarded $1M RISE Grant

DENVER – The school districts of Hayden and South Routt have been awarded a $1,050,500 Response, Innovation, and Student Equity (RISE) grant from Governor Polis’ Emergency Education Relief Fund. These Northwest Colorado districts are addressing their economic and educational equity

Madison Knapp January 25, 2021

Homegrown Talent Initiative Exemplar Cañon City Shares COVID-19 Response Insights

Cañon City Schools – Homegrown Talent Initiative exemplar and 2019 Winner of The Succeeds Prize for Excellence in STEM Education – shared early strategies and lessons learned from their rural district’s response efforts one month since COVID-19 disrupted our schools

Madison Knapp April 24, 2020

Reimagining High School in Rural Colorado

Community-Driven, Work-Based Learning Programs Create New Opportunities for Students in Cañon City With the right local leaders in education, business, and the community, schools across Colorado can create innovative programs that better prepare students for an uncertain future and equip

Madison Knapp December 18, 2019

Meet the Finalists: Excellence in Technology-Enabled Learning

Colorado Succeeds received more than 50 applications from schools and district administrators across the state to compete for the $15,000 prize for demonstrating Excellence in Education. Guided by the Vision 2030 Framework, all programs had to stack-up against the critical

Madison Knapp August 27, 2019

Great Schools are Good Business: Encouraging Innovation in Education

Every year, Colorado Succeeds brings together members and their colleagues, policymakers, and partners to share our progress and hear from top leaders who have a pulse on how our education system must evolve. View the highlights below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfJ5bjWyJE0 Click here

Madison Knapp June 5, 2019

The Benefits of Work-Based Learning: A Conversation with Mark Tapy

Colorado Succeeds sits down for a conversation with Mark Tapy, Apprenticeship Program Manager with Pinnacol Assurance, to learn more about how work-based learning can benefit business. Colorado Succeeds: Thank you for sitting down with us Mark. We are really excited

Madison Knapp March 26, 2019