High Quality Schools Heat Map

Jun 12, 2022 | Research

The Colorado high-quality Schools Map seeks to answer a simple question: Who has access to the top public schools in Colorado? Importantly, this map gauges practical access to the top schools by accounting for things like driving time and the number of seats actually...

Vega Collegiate Academy

May 17, 2022 | Videos

Vega Collegiate Academy Vega Collegiate Academy is a public charter school in Aurora, Colorado that serves a 71% English Language Learner (ELL) student population and is one of the top performing schools in the state. But the local anti-charter school board tried to...

It’s time to modernize school transportation

Apr 28, 2022 | Opinion Editorials

Times of great upheaval also offer the opportunity for great innovation. Our K-12 schools have certainly faced their share of upheaval in the last two years. From remote learning to staffing shortages, our education system has been challenged on nearly every front....

Commerce City’s kids deserve better

Apr 12, 2022 | Opinion Editorials

Since 2017, I have had the privilege of spending time listening and learning from parents, students, and educators in Adams 14 school district, based in Commerce City. I have heard the stories of struggle, determination and broken promises. I’ll never forget parents...

Families & Kids Have Been Flexible with Every COVID Curveball. Schools Haven’t Been Nearly as Nimble. Time to Start Funding Families & Students Directly

Jan 26, 2022 | Opinion Editorials

This piece was also co-written by Derrell Bradford, President of 50CAN. The COVID-19 pandemic, which began as a shock to our lives in 2020 and continues to affect everything we do as a nation, changed the fabric and rituals of daily life across this country. Nowhere...