COLORADO
- Tensions boiling over in Adams 12. EdNewsColorado
- Education tax credit bills fail. EdNewsColorado
- Community rallies around school embroiled in suspension flap. Loveland Reporter-Herald
- Thompson reviewing background check policy for volunteers. Loveland Reporter-Herald
- New Creek superintendent hoping for long tenure. Aurora Sentinel
- Dougco performance-pay plan taking shape. Your Hub
- Financial woes hit some charters. 9News
NATIONAL
- Digital content challenges traditional education publishers. EdWeek
- Can Obama sell universal preschool to the GOP? The Atlantic
- Are Obama and the states interested in Obama education plans? Christian Science Monitor
- States struggle to hold online schools accountable. Stateline
- Utah high school reverses course, allows same-sex Valentines. Huffington Post
- Armed teachers a reality in some schools, debated in others. EdWeek
- Report claims NCLB waivers weaken grad rate reporting. Huffington Post
- Study claims regular Milwaukee students perform better than voucher students. EdWeek
- Vegas board retains highly paid consultant with Colorado ties. Las Vegas Review-Journal
OPINION
- Voices: A DPS board parable. EdNews Colorado
- Open letter: Chicago teachers write to Arne Duncan. Washington Post/Answer Sheet
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.