Passed in 2008, Senate Bill 212, often referred to as Colorado's Achievement Plan for Kids or CAP4K, set forth a framework for reform in Colorado. The promise of CAP4K is a simple one: align Colorado's educational system from preschool to college to focus on the readiness of all children at key transition points and prepare them for postsecondary and workforce readiness. Students that graduate from high school "ready by exit" will meet minimum academic qualifications for admission at all open, modified open, or moderately selective public institutions of higher education in Colorado.
Ad-hoc committee to consider potential futures for mining engineering, extractive metallurgy and mineral processing at Colorado School of Mines. The committee has completed its review of current and future workforce needs, enrollment and placement of CSM graduates, and faculty qualifications and trends. We have analyzed comparable programs at other US and Canadian universities. In this final report we document our findings and recommendations aligned with the education and strategic vision tasks as charged. However, of importance going forwards, will be to establish the interweaving of discipline-focused education with a plan to achieve global leadership in multi-disciplinary research and integrate time lines and action items accordingly.
