Teach For America Colorado

Low-income children in Colorado do not receive the same quality of education as their more affluent peers. While Colorado has the third highest percentage of adults with college degrees, our state ranks at the very bottom for high school graduates continuing to college. This extreme divide, known as the Colorado Paradox, begins early within our education system and disproportionately affects disadvantaged students. While the problem is daunting, we have seen evidence in classrooms, in individual schools and in some school districts that when students in low-income communities are given the educational opportunities they deserve, they excel. This clear potential of students fuels our sense of urgency to do everything we can to ensure educational opportunity for all. Since our founding in 2007, Teach For America - Colorado has significantly increased our impact within the states highest need schools. We now operate in school districts and charter schools in the Denver Metro, Colora...