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Colorado Succeeds
Building a strong workforce starts in our schools.
About Colorado Succeeds
Founded in 2006, Colorado Succeeds is a non-profit, non-partisan coalition of business leaders committed to immediate and continuous improvement of the state's education system. Our mission is to ensure that every student in Colorado has access to a high-performing school and graduates with the knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary to succeed in a competitive global economy. As Colorado’s business voice for education reform, our membership is comprised of CEO’s and senior executives from leading corporations around the state. Colorado Succeeds provides the policy, advocacy, and accountability supports necessary to transform Colorado’s public education system by convening business leadership on critical education issues, leading results-oriented advocacy campaigns, and deploying strategic communications tools to inform elected, business, and civic leadership of opportunities to improve the state system and their local schools.
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Signals from Colorado Succeeds
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Research & Knowledge
Colorado Succeeds published a policy platform for the state's next governor outlining measurable statewide goals for kindergarten readiness and third grade reading, aligning early childhood and K-8 systems, and giving every child a strong start from day one.
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Presence & Recognition
Colorado Succeeds is part of the Homegrown Talent Coalition to bring organizations into closer alignment and expand college and career pathways across the state.
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Presence & Recognition
Colorado Succeeds hosted a virtual conference featuring Scott Laband, Nella Garcia Urban, and James Cryan on Thursday, September 10, 2026, to discuss policy and impact in Colorado.
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Presence & Recognition
Colorado Succeeds hosted the NexGen Manufacturing Collective's three-week Maintenance Foundations Bootcamp at CoorsTek Academy to build skilled maintenance technicians.
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Presence & Recognition
Colorado Succeeds shared information about a shared bootcamp built by thirteen Colorado manufacturers that cuts new technician training time in half.
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Presence & Recognition
Colorado Succeeds shared about employer-led talent work in Colorado in its August newsletter.
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Presence & Recognition
Colorado Succeeds reported that the Colorado Talent Academy's second cohort completed its training to lead on employer-designed talent solutions.
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Presence & Recognition
Colorado Succeeds reported that Project SCALE is drawing national coverage from Work Shift and Ascendium's Education Philanthropy.
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Presence & Recognition
Colorado Succeeds President & CEO Scott Laband shared his thoughts on Colorado's education ranking, the vanishing entry-level job market, and AI in schools in Colorado Politics, EdSurge, and eSchool News.
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Partnerships
Colorado Succeeds convened the first meeting of a new employer collaborative built to answer one question: what AI skills do employees actually need, involving ten companies across different industries including Janus Henderson Investors, CoorsTek, Inc., IMA Financial Group, Inc., and Lockheed Martin.
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Presence & Recognition
Colorado Succeeds was spotlighted by Ascendium for Project SCALE work by CO construction employers.
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