Funding great schools.
Rooted in community.

RootED Denver is passionately committed to ensuring every child in Denver has the opportunity and support to achieve success in school, college and their chosen career.

We believe students, schools, and communities thrive when they have the access, tools, and resources to drive change, so we provide funding and strategic support to schools and organizations that authentically engage their communities to create world-class public schools.

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RootED supports autonomous schools and community-driven, community-led work through funding, strategy, collaboration, information and other resources to advance equity in education.

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Partner Highlights

Cool Schools: New program helps students make diverse friends

Published: May 5, 2023

McAuliffe Manual Middle School is the 9NEWS (KUSA) Cool School for April! Watch the news story about the school’s multi-intensive […]

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Will these Denver teenagers from Room 161 at STRIVE Prep – RISE make it to the national speech and debate championships?

Published: April 30, 2023

Colorado Public Radio’s Jenny Brundin visited with the speech and debate team at STRIVE Prep – RISE ahead of the […]

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students walking together to voting box

Nearly 90% of this high school’s eligible students are registered to vote

Published: April 4, 2023

On Denver’s Municipal Election Day, we’re proud to see that students at KIPP Colorado Public Schools‘ Northeast Denver Leadership Academy […]

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