Colorado’s rural schools serve more than 130,000 students, and their superintendents want more pay for their teachers

By: Robert Mitchell, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: November 12, 2025

Words: 983

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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By Robert Mitchell, 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 with the goal of describing the perceived …

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