COLORADO
- Can legislators restrain themselves on education bills? EdNews Colorado
- Colorado School Grades updated; CU looking into MOOCs. EdNewsColorado
- Charter Institute approves three new schools in Colorado Springs. The Gazette
- Inside the teacher of the year’s classroom. Aurora Sentinel
- Dougco considering “school marshall” program. Fox 31
- Boulder charter parents concerned about future of principal. Daily Camera
- Two new Fort Lewis trustees named. Durango Herald
NATIONAL
- States may be cautious about increasing school funding. EdWeek
- Principals face raft of tough decisions on school safety. EdWeek
- Arne Duncan gives message to Sandy Hook teachers (with video). Washington Post
- Texas town allows teachers to carry concealed guns. Associated Press
- Study suggests guaranteeing Pell Grants as early as 8th grade. Inside Higher Education
OPINION
- Voices: Teachers, time and common sense. EdNews Colorado
- Commentary: The hero teachers of Newtown. Diane Ravitch
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.