COLORADO
- Jeffco Superintendent Cindy Stevenson announces her retirement after a GOP-backed majority takes board control in Tuesday’s election. EdNews Colorado
- A charter network brought in to turn around a failing DPS elementary school is handing the school back to the district. EdNews Colorado
- Proposed 2014-15 increases in higher education spending drew praise from a couple of legislators Thursday when Gov. John Hickenlooper presented his proposed budget to legislators. EdNews Colorado
- Close election returns have delayed official results in the Aurora school board race. Aurora Sentinel
- Boulder Valley schools are working to use local foods in lunch menus. Boulder Camera
- Colorado College defends use of “queer” category on job application. Denver Post
NATION
- States are working to calm jitters about Common Core and local control of schools. EdWeek
- Nationwide students showed small improvement on NAEP tests, but Washington, D.C., and Tennessee were standouts. Hechinger Report
- Name-calling is getting nasty in the world of education. Politico Pro
- Reform funder Melinda Gates give U.S. education a C+, with “pockets of improvements.” AP via MSN Money
- New study highlights the benefits – and difficulties – of moving top teachers to struggling schools. EdWeek
OPINION
- Colorado’s education funding problems begin and end with TABOR, Mike Littwin writes. Colorado Independent
- Teaching is being crowded out of education, Alexander Ooms thinks. Denver Post
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.