COLORADO
- DPS board bids Easley farewell. EdNews Colorado
- Bill proposes tax credits for school supplies, fees. EdNews Colorado
- Westminster board approves name for new STEM school. Our Colorado News
- Akron board starts superintendent search. Akron News-Reporter
NATIONAL
- White House studying proposal for universal preschool for at-risk kids. Huffington Post
- Stack of education laws await renewal in Congress. EdWeek
- Duncan: Hard to teach kids who are afraid. Associated Press
- Seattle teachers’ test boycott may have ripple effect. NPR
- NYC talks over evaluations break down. Gotham Schools
- Study: Teachers’ gender matters for girls. EdWeek
- Dartmouth will eliminate credit for AP classes. Inside Higher Education
OPINION
- Commentary: The damage testing has done to our schools. Washington Post/Answer Sheet
- Commentary: Let’s get rid of self-righteousness in K-12 debate. 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.