POLICY
CAREER ADVISING
Strengthening Career Advising
Strengthening Colorado’s education-to-career system will require a cohesive, statewide approach to career advising. Our 2025 Policy Brief outlines current gaps and highlights strategies to unify advising across K-12, postsecondary, and workforce systems. By modernizing tools and training and improving alignment across systems, Colorado can better support every learner in identifying their purpose and passions and navigating clear pathways to economic mobility.
CREDIT TRANSFerABILITY
Ensuring Seamless Credit Transfers for College Learners
A third of learners in college transfer to new institutions each year. This equates to millions of learners transferring each year without a guarantee that credits will transfer, costing students time and money. With input from state and local stakeholders, learners, and community partners, The Attainment Network has analyzed the issues affecting Credit Transferability, researched best practices nationally and locally and crafted recommendations to create a fair and equitable strategy ensuring seamless credit transfers for learners.
DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
Building Data Systems That Drive Better Education-to-Career Outcomes
With the launch of the Statewide Longitudinal Data System and new PWR data requirements, Colorado is making significant progress toward a connected, user-centered data system that helps learners, educators, and employers understand what works. Our 2025 Policy Brief highlights the challenges, emerging best practices, and policy recommendations needed to build a responsive, community-informed data infrastructure that strengthens career-connected pathways statewide.
STACKABLE CREDENTIALS
Meeting the Needs of Learners and Colorado’s Workforce
Learners and earners need flexible, affordable ways to build skills over time, and employers seek workers who can demonstrate real competencies—not just degrees. Stackable credentials offer a powerful solution, giving learners immediate labor-market value while progressing toward higher-wage careers and helping employers fill critical talent gaps. The Attainment Network’s 2025 Policy Brief outlines the challenges, highlights what works, and offers recommendations to strengthen Colorado’s stackable credential systems.
TEACHER PIPELINE
Creating Sustainable Educator Pipelines in Colorado
A strong and sustained teacher pipeline is paramount to the success of any state vision for an education-to-workforce ecosystem that serves all learners. Explore the pervasive issues as well as best practices in both community-based and regional-state strategies supporting a sustained teacher development and retention pipeline.