The Colorado program offering up to $10,000 to aspiring teachers is accepting applications

The Colorado program offering up to $10,000 to aspiring teachers is accepting applications

The Colorado Department of Education has begun accepting applications for the 2025-26 Educator Recruitment and Retention program — and they’re expected to fill up quickly as aspiring educators line up to fill the state’s teacher shortages. Educator shortages are not a new problem for Colorado. Of the almost 2,800 teaching positions still left to hire before the 2024-25 school year, the majority were filled by long-term substitutes, retired teach…