The Center is affiliated with the Colorado Council on Economic Education (CCEE) and the National Council on Economic Education. The primary objective of the Center and CCEE is to promote and improve the quality and quantity of economic education in Colorado's K-12 schools.

At the Colorado Center for Policy Studies we apply economic principles and research results to critical policy issues through the Program on Growth Issues, the Program on Education Policy, and the Program on Tax Policy, with a particular focus on states and localities.