COLORADO
- Denver schools get nearly $30 million boost. EdNews Colorado
- Early experiences predict school success. EdNews Colorado
- Minimal changes at Jeffco school following disappearance of student. 9News
- Colorado school funding cuts prompt St. Vrain to seek tax hike. Longmont Times-Call
- St. Vrain school staff reductions lead to fewer opportunities, larger classes. Longmont Times-Call
- Experienced St. Vrain teachers get entry-level pay due to raise freeze. Longmont Times-Call
- Littleton high school pilots program to increase use of computers. Our Colorado News
- Westminster Virtual Academy opens to students. Our Colorado News
- Boulder elementary students get hands-on agricultural lessons. Boulder Daily Camera
- Loveland students create cardboard arcade. Loveland Reporter-Herald
- De-escalating the situation: School officials take more active role in resolving conflict. Pueblo Chieftain
- To ticket or not to ticket? School resource officers striving for balance. Pueblo Chieftain
- Pueblo schools coming together to recognize success stories. Pueblo Chieftain
- Kids get free math, science brain boost at Broomfield library. Broomfield Enterprise
- Brighton high schools are overcrowded. Denver Post’s Your Hub
- CU-Boulder police report more alcohol, drug arrests and tickets. Boulder Daily Camera
NATIONAL
- Loopholes seen at schools in Obama’s get-tough policy. New York Times
- Two suitors bid to transform California “parent-trigger” school. Education Week (signup required for full article)
- Dallas Superintendent Mike Miles address teacher turnover, discusses rumors. Dallas Morning News
OPINION
- Column: Before a test, a poverty of words. Big City column in New York Times
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.