COLORADO
- School districts lag in spelling out protection for gay students, others. EdNews Colorado
- Denver Teaching Fellows end five-year run. EdNews Colorado
- EdNews announces site changes, new features. EdNews Colorado
- Adams 12, Colorado Virtual Academy contemplate split. Our Colorado News
- Poudre School District hunting for help with superintendent search. Fort Collins Coloradoan
- New York consultant to Pueblo City schools exits contract, citing non-commitment from district. Pueblo Chieftain
- Meanwhile, Pueblo City school board told ending partnership with consulting firm would be detrimental. Pueblo Chieftain
- Pueblo City schools win partial victory in suit over restraint of student with special needs. Pueblo Chieftain
- Littleton Public Schools not boarding online-only train. Our Colorado News
- First day of school at Carrie Martin Elementary and reader slide show. Loveland Reporter-Herald
- OMG: Social networking awkward for school board. Durango Herald
- Obama rallies young voters at Colorado State University. Denver Post, Fort Collins Coloradoan
NATIONAL
- Teachers unions, federal spending slammed at GOP convention. Education Week
- Should anything be done to integrate schools? NPR
- Report says dropout signs can be spotted early among frequent school ditchers. Huffington Post
- Special report on online education is offered free in digital edition. Education Week
OPINION
- Voices: A call for more college aid – the president of Adams State University says our nation’s future hinges on making sure the neediest students have a way to pay for college. EdNews Colorado
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.