by Erin Kerr | Mar 1, 2022 | Grands, Press
This piece originally appeared in SkyHi News, Grand County, Colorado’s news outlet. Featured here courtesy of Patrick Brower. It’s no great secret that Grand County and much of the United States are facing a severe labor crisis. As in, there aren’t enough...
by Erin Kerr | Feb 15, 2022 | Learning Agenda
This piece is from the Center on Reinventing Public Education, HTI’s evaluation partner.The original blog can be found here. Over the past fifty years, K–12 education in the U.S. has increasingly focused on one narrow goal: preparing students for college....
by Erin Kerr | Oct 19, 2021 | Learning Agenda
This blog is part three in a three-part series in collaboration with Giving Compass. With 77% of Colorado employers reporting that it was “very or somewhat difficult” to find qualified candidates for jobs — and 34% stating that schools have not properly prepared...
by Erin Kerr | Sep 20, 2021 | Learning Agenda
This blog is part two in a three-part series in partnership with Giving Compass. The COVID-19 pandemic presented innumerable challenges to school districts across the country. Colorado district leaders, educators, and students managed school closures, hybrid learning,...
by Erin Kerr | Sep 7, 2021 | Learning Agenda
Throughout the last two years, Homegrown Talent Initiative has been working with eight rural communities across Colorado to build work-based learning and career exploration opportunities to meet the needs of students, families, schools, business, and industry in these...
