The Keystone Value

Keystone’s Center for Education challenges entrenched assumptions in the education system through robust research, experienced practitioners, and by connecting families and students with education decision-makers. Keystone is a catalyst for effective and genuine engagement, providing all education stakeholders the opportunity to participate in the decisions and actions of the education system. Our team:
  • Structures and leads authentic family and district leadership engagement efforts
  • Gives communities an active voice in the discussions that have the most impact on them and their children
  • Commissions data-driven research highlighting crucial issues in our education system
  • Engages stakeholders and thought leaders on key education policy development
  • Builds capacity at the school and system level for effective collaborative dialogue
  • Bolsters the education workforce by improving teacher training and increasing entrance opportunities into the profession
  • Explores best practices, innovations and emerging approaches to instructional delivery

Director for the Center for Education

Keystone Highlights

Teacher Perspectives on Housing Affordability

Introduction Teachers across Colorado are being priced out of the […]

Quality Check: The New, Best Way to Measure School Performance

Keystone Policy Center and FutureEd Release New Report on Modernizing […]

Rural Teacher Salaries in Colorado

Introduction Keystone Policy Center has released a new report revealing […]

Keystone Reports on Academic Performance and Recovery in Colorado Charter Schools

Introduction In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Colorado faces […]

Keystone Reports on Academic Performance and Recovery in Colorado and Denver Public Schools

The Keystone Policy Center has released two comprehensive reports analyzing […]

Doing Less with Less: How a four-day school week affects student learning and the teacher workforce

Doing Less with Less: How a four-day school week affects […]

Swimming Upstream: How to Build Teacher Housing to Recruit and Retain Great Teachers

A landmark 2022 Keystone Policy Center report, entitled Homeownership for Colorado […]

Homeownership for Colorado Teachers: Affording the American Dream

Homeownership for Colorado Teachers: Affording the American Dream From 2020 […]

Growing Ute Futures

Growing Ute Futures Learn about the creation of Kwiyagat Community […]

Colorado’s Missing Year

Colorado’s Missing Year In October 2021, the Keystone Policy Center […]