COLORADO
- Barbara O’Brien to head Get Smart Schools. EdNews Colorado, Denver Post
- DPS bonds rated ‘AA+’ or stable. Reuters
- John Barry stepping down as APS superintendent. EdNews Colorado, Denver Post
- Denver’s East High is home to nation’s Language Teacher of the Year. Denver Post
- Museum interviews 9-year-old for head curator job. 9News
- Up to six school closures on table in D-11. Colorado Springs Gazette
- Boulder calendar options includes post-Labor Day start. Boulder Daily Camera
- Private preschool to close; board members blame charter school, public preschools. Longmont Times-Call
- Littleton Public Schools’ security receives high marks. Denver Post’s Your Hub
- Diversity celebrated at Animas Valley school. Durango Herald
- Site concerns stall Ross Montessori campus project. Glenwood Springs Post Independent
- Valley graduates staying close to home. Alamosa Valley Courier
- CU president says football change needed to help athletics, academics. Denver Post
NATIONAL
- In China schools, a culture of bribery. New York Times
- As colleges retool aid, can entry stay need-blind? NPR
- Baltimore district announces 10-year plan that includes 26 school closures. Baltimore Sun
- Newark teachers’ contract includes peer review. Education Week
OPINION
- Voices: Reforming teacher licensure. EdNews Colorado
- Blog: What happened to public education in 2012 elections. 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.