COLORADO
- Colorado districts signal Race to the Top interest. EdNews Colorado
- Education headlines from the GOP convention. EdNews Colorado
- School districts use presidential election year turnouts to pass bond, mill-levy tax questions. 9News
- Using the nation’s parks as classrooms. Colorado Public Radio
- Sparks fly in Douglas County. Colorado Public Radio
- Governor urges school district, union to talk. Our Colorado News
- Radio show hosted by Dougco superintendent brings education to life. Our Colorado News
- Freshmen, sophomores at Louisville’s Monarch High required to bring laptops to class. Boulder Daily Camera
- Donations to Boulder schools up $200,000 last year. Boulder Daily Camera
- Taxpayers’ $120 million funding Poudre school improvements. Fort Collins Coloradoan
- Pueblo City schools will continue turnaround efforts without consultants. Pueblo Chieftain
- Chieftain series on consultants helped end waste of taxpayer dollars. Pueblo Chieftain
- Air Force Academy spacecraft models dusted off for Academy District 20 classrooms. Colorado Springs Gazette
- Widefield School Districts targets bullying with ambitious program; Rachel’s Challenge is the base. Colorado Springs Gazette
- Aspen pre-K class relocates to elementary school. Aspen Times
- Garfield RE-2 staff helps shape national assessments. Glenwood Springs Post Independent
- Obama’s speech at CU showcases optimistic, combative sides of campaign. Denver Post, Boulder Daily Camera
- Ex-CU President Hank Brown leads pro-Romney counter-rally on Boulder campus. Boulder Daily Camera
NATIONAL
- Teachers unions’ alliance with Democratic Party frays. Los Angeles Times
- New attendance push prized by students, educators. Associated Press via USA Today
- What’s a charter school if not a game changer? NPR
- School choice is no cure-all, Harlem finds. New York Times
OPINION
- Voices: I don’t produce widgets, I teach children. EdNews Colorado
- Voices: Jeffco teachers sing “Call me maybe.” EdNews Colorado
- Ask an expert: Coping when a child leaves home. 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.
