Support for Rural Colorado Schools
How Philanthropy and Districts Came Together to Serve Students in 2020
Bellwether Education Partners’ report, Support for Rural Colorado Schools: How Philanthropy and Districts Came Together to Serve Students in 2020, examines how rural Colorado districts, charter schools, funders, and nonprofit partners responded to the early disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report draws on interviews with educators, nonprofit leaders, and funders, along with survey responses from rural district and charter school leaders across Colorado. It identifies promising practices from funders’ early responses and highlights ongoing needs facing rural schools.
This resource connects to Empower Schools’ Rural Collaboratives work by showing how rural communities, funders, and education partners can coordinate support around shared student needs.
In this resource:
How rural Colorado schools responded to pandemic-era disruption
What funders and nonprofit partners learned from supporting rural districts
What rural school leaders identified as urgent needs
How coordinated support can help rural communities serve students across changing conditions
Best for: rural district leaders, funders, nonprofit partners, state education leaders, and community organizations supporting rural schools and regional education partnerships.
This third-party report was published by the Bellwether.
