COLORADO
- State’s charter school laws ranked 4th in nation. EdNews Colorado
- Proponents of guns in schools aren’t giving up. Denver Post
- Elbert district closes because of staff, student illness. KKTV
- Students defend Overland teacher caught in Twitter pictures controversy. 9News
- Bull formally named Cherry Creek superintendent. The Villager
- More counseling increases Alameda High graduation rate. 9News
- Recitation of Pledge in Arabic stirs some controversy. Fort Collins Coloradoan
NATIONAL
- Testing an issue to watch in state legislatures. Stateline
- School board members tell Duncan to back off. EdWeek
- Report: Half of recent college grads may be underemployed. Chronicle of Higher Education
- Schools feeling urgency to partner with business on training. EdWeek
- Report finds associate degrees a cost-effective investment. Inside Higher Education
- Washington state taking integrated approach to helping young children. EdWeek
- Creationism, “end times” still being taught in some Texas schools. Huffington Post
OPINION
- Voices: PERA responds to NCTQ report. EdNews Colorado
- Commentary: Armed teachers and guards won’t make schools safer. 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.