working with families to put those most impacted by the opportunity gap, at the forefront of the movement for educationAL equity.
RISE Colorado is founded on the belief that families are crucial to student and school success.
history
RISE was co-founded in 2012 by three Latinas who grew up and were educated in Colorado.
Our work was inspired by the Co-Founders, who, as women of color, teachers, and organizers, saw the importance of holistic family engagement where families were no longer tokenized but truly put at the forefront of the movement for educational equity.
Just like Dr. King led the Civil Rights Movement, and Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez led the Farm Workers Movement, we believe that those most impacted by educational inequity must organize and lead the movement for change.
In both Aurora and America, those most impacted are Black, Indigenous, Latino, immigrant, and refugee families; therefore, they must be at the forefront of the movement for educational equity.
vision
Through knowledge building, organizing, and leadership development, families will end educational inequity.
They are active leaders who have a voice and the tools to define, demand, and lead systemic change to transform our public schools.
RISE works alongside the Black, Latino, Burmese, Karen, Karenni, Bhutanese, and Nepali communities as they co-create solutions with school staff and district leaders, leading to an educational ecosystem of collaboration.
Now is the time to reimagine the education system with students and families as decision-makers who are representative of the community and responsive in transformative and innovative ways. Click below to read about families’ impact over the last 9 years!
Their first report, “Our Stories, Our Time”. This comprehensive 20-page report documents findings from over 6,000 one-on-one calls and conversations with Black, Latinx, immigrant, and refugee RISE family leaders as they navigated the first six months of the COVID-19 Pandemic, what their lived experiences have been, as well as their recommendations regarding the education system and school re-entry.
Additionally, to ensure Family Leaders can access and enjoy the report in their native languages, you can check out the translated version of the report in the top 9 languages of Aurora here.
“…transforming education for minority, immigrant and refugee students by inviting their families into the classroom and ensuring they can help drive the policy decisions that impact their kids.” – President Obama
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Back in 2017 our co-director, Dr. Denisha Jones, authored this blog about applying Maslow’s theory to education as a model for equity in schools. Maslow posited a theory of motivation centered on an individual’s desire to have certain needs met.