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Keystone-led Task Force Publishes Final Report on Preventing Youth from Running Away from Out-of-Home Placements

Keystone-led Task Force Publishes Final Report on Preventing Youth from Running Away from Out-of-Home Placements

The Timothy Montoya Task Force, created in response to the tragic death of 12-year-old Timothy Montoya, has released its final report aimed at addressing the critical issue of youth running…

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 student learning and the teacher workforce

Overview: In “Doing Less with Less: How a four-day school week affects student learning and the teacher workforce,” Keystone Policy Center provides both a quantitative and qualitative examination of Colorado’s…

Inclusive Governance: Keystone Bridges the Gap Between Communities and Policy Makers

Inclusive Governance: Keystone Bridges the Gap Between Communities and Policy Makers

In December, Keystone Policy Center embarked on a crucial endeavor as the facilitator for the State of Colorado’s Commission on Property Tax. The team faced a tight deadline but remained…

Keystone Policy Center Helps Community Voices Shape Future of Colorado Community Colleges During Statewide Listening Tour

Keystone Policy Center Helps Community Voices Shape Future of Colorado Community Colleges During Statewide Listening Tour

Keystone Policy Center has assumed a central role in facilitating a collaborative and inclusive process helping Colorado’s community colleges chart their strategic course for the next five years. On March…

Balancing Act: Keystone Policy Center’s Model for Public, Stakeholder, and Technical Engagement in Gray Wolf Restoration

Balancing Act: Keystone Policy Center’s Model for Public, Stakeholder, and Technical Engagement in Gray Wolf Restoration

A historic day for Colorado and for the first time ever — we released 5 wolves, 3 males and 2 females, in Grand County today. Captured in Oregon, the wolves…

Keystone Policy Center Hires Charles Dukes as Director of its Center for Education

Keystone Policy Center Hires Charles Dukes as Director of its Center for Education

The Keystone Policy Center announced today the hiring of Charles Dukes as a senior policy director and the new director for its Center for Education. Dukes brings a wealth of…

Keystone to Launch New Statewide Family Engagement Center in Colorado

Keystone to Launch New Statewide Family Engagement Center in Colorado

Keystone Policy Center (Keystone) has been selected by  the U.S. Department of Education to create and lead a new Statewide Family Engagement Center in Colorado (SFEC). Keystone will the SFEC…

Keystone Policy Center, Colorado Sun Partner to Highlight Education Testing Data

Keystone Policy Center, Colorado Sun Partner to Highlight Education Testing Data

Keystone Policy Center is a pioneering leader utilizing education data– primarily comprised of assessment testing scores – to help stakeholders and policymakers make analytically informed decisions related to education. To…

The Livelihood of both Farmers and Monarchs Threatened by a Changing Climate

The Livelihood of both Farmers and Monarchs Threatened by a Changing Climate

The following blog post was originally posted by Farmers for Monarchs – a Keystone Collaborative. Today is the first day of Pollinator Week, an annual celebration in support of pollinator…

Department of Energy Selects Keystone to Lead Community-centered Approach for Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel

Department of Energy Selects Keystone to Lead Community-centered Approach for Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel

[caption id="attachment_3766" align="aligncenter" width="820"] Image courtesy the U.S. Department of Energy[/caption] Keystone Policy Center was among 13 groups selected by the Department of Energy to work with communities interested in…