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What if Colorado Schools were #1?

Introduction

 

What if Colorado Schools were #1?

As a leading voice in Colorado for improving the state’s K-12 education system, Colorado Succeeds partnered with Common Sense Policy Roundtable and the REMI Partnership to measure the value to the Colorado economy of improving the outcome for the state’s K-12 graduates. Along with the full economic report, we also developed a Business Guide for Colorado’s Next Governor containing information from a candidate and employer survey. 

 

Report:

 

Download the full economic report in pdf format >>


Executive Summary:

 

Download the Executive Summary in pdf format >>

Candidate Survey:

 

Download the Candidate Survey in pdf format >>

Employer Survey:

 

Download the Employer Survey in pdf format >>

 

Visit BestSchoolsCO.org for more information.

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