
Elevating Rural Colorado
Empower Schools wrote this white paper in collaboration with key partners to capture how five years of investment is elevating rural outcomes in Colorado.

Support for Rural Colorado Schools
Bellwether’s case study, identifies promising practices from funders’ early responses to the pandemic and pinpoint the most urgent needs of rural districts today, nearly two years after schools first closed their doors.

The Third Way: A Guide to Implementing Innovation Schools
The Progressive Policy Institute released a how-to guide for legislators, district leaders, and advocates who want to create more of these 21st century schools: The Third Way: A Guide to Implementing Innovation Schools.

From Innovation Schools to an Innovation Zone
This article is part of a Bridgespan Group research project that focuses on exploring the design features of “Innovation Zones”