COLORADO
- ASSET backers upbeat, confident. EdNews Colorado
- STEM grant to spur teacher training. EdNews Colorado, Denver Post, 9News
- Wasson High students stage protest over possible closure. The Gazette
- Security expert assessing safety of Eagle County schools. Vail Daily
- Boulder Valley considers asking for tax increase in 2014. Daily Camera
- CSU preps for flu season. 9News
NATIONAL
- Is education facing its own “tech bubble?” EdWeek
- Schools figure in Obama gun plan. Politico
- New study of international scores puts U.S. in better light. Hechinger Report, EdWeek
- LA elementary school target of parent trigger petition. Reuters
- University athletic spending has grown faster than academic spending. Inside Higher Education
OPINION
- Voices: Time to toughen anti-bullying laws. EdNews Colorado
- Commentary: Pop quiz on standardized testing. WashingtonPost/Answer Sheet
- Commentary: The problem with the school of one. Slate
- Commentary: The scary economics of higher education. Forbes
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.