COLORADO
- Long hearing ends with dead gun bill. EdNews Colorado, Denver Post
- “Breakfast before bell” proposal advances. EdNews Colorado
- East Grand chooses four superintendent finalists. Ski-Hi News
- Loveland schools launch safety, security audits. Loveland Reporter-Herald
- Hayden board considering more at-large seats. Steamboat Today
- San Luis Valley superintendents skeptical of Colorado School Grades. Valley Courier
- Colorado Mountain to hold the line on tuition. Glenwood Springs Post-Independent
NATIONAL
- Proposed school closures drawing discrimination complaints nationwide. Wall Street Journal (subscription)
- DOE putting more emphasis on evidence, research in competitive grants. EdWeek
- Study suggests replacing Pell Grants with federal-state program. Chronicle of Higher Education
OPINION
- Commentary: Problems with Common Core and early childhood. Washington Post/Answer Sheet
- Commentary: College class size matters. Insider Higher Education
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.