COLORADO
- Pueblo County schools will again ask voters for a tax increase in November. Pueblo Chieftain
- Montessori school again gets construction grant, this time with a waiver. Glenwood Springs Post Independent
- High schools slow to adopt standards-based report cards, including interview with Aurora Public Schools leaders. Associated Press via Washington Post
NATIONAL
- Despite obesity concerns, gym classes are cut. New York Times
- Teachers want the role of unions to change, survey says. The Hechinger Report
- Louisiana voucher program allowed to begin in August. Associated Press via MSN Money
- Struggling Michigan city privatizes public schools. NPR
- Turnaround schools struggle with staffing, time and climate. Education Week
- Special educators’ use of restraint, seclusion topic of Senate hearing. Education Week
OPINION
- Has Florida governor had a testing epiphany? The Answer Sheet in the Washington 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 7:30 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.