COLORADO
- Schomp first to declare DPS board candidacy. EdNews Colorado
- Bill would change rules for BEST construction program. EdNews Colorado
- CU studies why students leave STEM; more briefs. EdNews Colorado
- Complaint against school filed by parents of transgender girl. The Gazette
- Miami-Yoder students spend the night at school because of storm. Pueblo Chieftain
- Lawmakers grill EAGLE-Net officials. Denver Post
- District 11 board to consider sale of two closed schools. The Gazette
NATIONAL
- State-by-state sequestration impact on teacher jobs, with map. Huffington Post
- 12 FAQs about sequestration. EdWeek
- College Board planning to redesign the SAT. Inside Higher Education
- The arcane rules that keep low-income kids out of college. The Atlantic
- Study finds KIPP students outperform their public school peers. Huffington Post
- Michelle Obama links movement to better test scores. Washington Post/Answer Sheet
- States size up Obama Pre-K proposal. EdWeek
- Virginia lawmakers move toward A-F grades for schools. Washington Post
OPINION
- Voices: Ensuring quality online education. EdNews Colorado
- Commentary: Poverty’s role in absenteeism. EdWeek
Rise & Shine
Each weekday morning, we search websites of various media, comb through RSS feeds and peruse Google alerts to bring you a roundup of the day’s top education headlines, in Colorado and across the country, by 8 a.m. If you’d like to suggest a story we’ve missed or a source we should add to the list, please email us at ednews@ednewscolorado.org.
