COLORADO
- So far, more Republicans than Democrats have voted in this election, where turnout may have a large impact. EdNews Colorado
- Denver Public Schools will be launching a new program for tracking student performance, although the timeline for it is undetermined. EdNews Colorado
- Amendment 66 and local school board races top Fox31’s ten races to watch tonight. Denver Post
- A Douglas County union representative said that the union money flowing into the election “is there to give the teachers a voice.” Our Colorado News
- A66 proponents and critics aired their positions on last night’s All Things Considered. NPR
- A Jefferson County tutoring program focused on boosting elementary reading scores in expanding beyond the county to 14 new schools. Denver Post
- The elementary school principal at a K-12 charter in Lafayette left her position abruptly on Friday, with no explanation. Daily Camera
NATION
- New Jersey governor Chris Christie lashed out at a teacher on Saturday after she pushed him to increase education funding. Huffington Post
- A group of Roman Catholic scholars is pushing Catholic schools to ignore Common Core standards, saying the standards would undermine the schools’ grounding in the church. NY Times
- Ninth grade performance is a crucial indicator for high school students’ future and the target of focused reform efforts. Atlantic
- Only about 16 percent of Washington state teachers can be evaluated using test scores. Seattle Times
OPINION
- A former Denver Public Schools student argues for more education support, even if the education system is expensive. EdNews Colorado
- Have you had enough of election talk? If not, listen to a panel of Douglas County residents and bloggers discuss the current school board race. At the Chalk Face podcast
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.