By Corey Edwards, Northwest Region and Colorado Director, and Dr. Mark David Milliron, SVP and Executive Dean, WGU Teachers College

The rain fell for nearly a week, causing massive flooding from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs. Homes were destroyed, roads washed away, and lives lost. The cost to the many cities and towns along the Front Range impacted by the disaster totaled $4 billion.

It's been the better part of a decade since the 2013 Colorado Front Range Flood. Though the years-long recovery has been extensive and deliberate, many affected communities have emerged stronger and better...