COLORADO
- Hick touches education bases in State of State speech. EdNews Colorado
- Colorado schools get a C on annual Quality Counts report. EdNews Colorado
- Niwot High closed after discovery of “hit list.” Boulder Camera
- Roaring Fork finalizes superintendent deal with Sirko. Glenwood Springs Post Independent
- Sense of resignation at meeting on Springs school closures. The Gazette
- Colorado Mountain starts search for new president. Glenwood Springs Post Independent
NATIONAL
- White House may consider funding for police in schools. Washington Post
- AFT makes it recommendations on school security. Huffington Post
- Controversial sheriff has plans for armed volunteer patrols around Phoenix schools. Huffington Post
- Police probe bullying in California school shooting. LA Times
- Final proposed draft of common science standards released. EdWeek
- Arizona high court strikes down legislative raid on schools trust fund. Stateline
- Gov. Brown proposes overhaul of California school funding system. Sacramento Bee
- Colleges and universities face “pupil cliff.” Inside Higher Education
OPINION
- Commentary: The case against college is old and flawed. Inside Higher Education
- Commentary: Rick Hess issues his annual ratings of education scholars. EdWeek
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.