The Colorado Legacy Foundation believes that increased student achievement for all Colorado students requires effective leaders in every school, effective educators in every classroom, and healthy and engaged students who come to school ready to learn.

— The Colorado Legacy Foundation is an independent 501 (c ) (3) that serves as a critical friend and partner to the Colorado Department of Education in the effective implementation of  good public policy.  We identify promising practices, invest in innovative work, recommend policy, evaluate results, and share our findings with all Colorado school districts and schools. We believe that every school should have an effective leader, every classroom should have an effective teacher,  and every child should be healthy and ready to learn.