Closing the Achievement Gap Support

Welcome to Achievement Gap Support

"If Colorado is to be the best place to raise a child,
then it must be so for all children."
House Joint Resolution 01-10114, Nov. 2005

Quality education is the necessary passport for every child to reach his or her full potential as a parent, citizen and member of a productive workforce. These opportunities may be seriously diminished for the young person who cannot enter college, obtain a personally satisfying or financially adequate job when schools do not provide a high quality education for ALL students. State legislation (SB 03-254) and Colorado’s Joint Resolution 01-1014 made closing the learning gap a central element of educational accountability in Colorado. Forward Thinking, (CDE’s goals and objectives) has also identified closing achievement gaps associated with race and income as one of its five non-negotiable goals. We are working across departments on ways to identify processes and resources to address achievement gaps and recognize that achievement gaps are the result of complex and diverse problems that will require complex and diverse solutions.