May 15, 2018

Introduction

 

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. 

 

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Executive Summary:

 


Candidate Survey:

 


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Visit BestSchoolsCO.org for more information.

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