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Colorado Early Childhood Education (ECE) Workforce Coalition Releases Recommendations to Improve Recruitment, Support and Retention of Colorado’s ECE educators
Colorado Early Childhood Education (ECE) Workforce Coalition Releases Recommendations to Improve Recruitment, Support and Retention of Colorado’s ECE educators Improving pay and professionalizing careers in early childhood education – including providing clear paths for career growth and professional development – are key to hiring and retaining [...]
Keystone Among Partnership Receiving Contract For Climate-Smart Commodities Learning Network
Keystone Policy Center Among Partners Awarded Five-Year Contract with the U.S. Department Of Agriculture to Support Partnerships For Climate-Smart Commodities Learning Network Lindahl Reed, in partnership with climate-smart agriculture experts at Keystone Policy Center, JG Research and Evaluation, and MTN Consulting, was awarded a five-year [...]
Keystone to Host Discussion on Housing Affordability for Teachers, Middle-Income Earners
Keystone to Host Discussion on Housing Affordability for Teachers, Middle-Income Earners Housing affordability for teachers and middle-income earners is garnering attention across the nation in an era when housing prices and interest rates continue to rise, along with a growing number of teachers choosing to [...]
Keystone Mourns Passing of Dede Hapner
Keystone Mourns Passing of Dede Hapner Keystone Policy Center expresses our deep sadness and condolences for the passing of our dear friend, Dede Hapner, who died peacefully earlier this week. Dede was a longtime member of the Keystone Energy Board and treasured member of [...]
Authentic Partnership Key to Transform Education System
Authentic Partnership Key to Transform Education System By: Yoni Dobie-Geffen We are in a paradoxical moment in education. The pandemic thrust the daily activity of the classroom onto the kitchen table and, as a result, at no point in recent memory have our [...]
Communities, Not Politicians, Should Lead on School Safety, Violence & Discipline
Communities, Not Politicians, Should Lead on School Safety, Violence & Discipline By Berrick Abramson, Director of Keystone's Center for Education Policy You’ve heard the sound bites and read the buzzwords on social media labeling the “obvious” or “easy” solutions for school violence, such as [...]