Colorado’s rural schools serve more than 130,000 students, and their superintendents want more pay for their teachers
- Written by Robert Mitchell, Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Leaders of Colorado’s rural schools are more likely to encourage a total stranger to go into teaching than a member of their own family, according to a Colorado-based survey published in October 2025.
The results come at a time when nearly every state in the United States faces critical teacher shortages.
We collected data in the fall of 2023...