COLORADO
- DPS board cuts candidate list to three. EdNews Colorado, Denver Post
- ASSET passes House Education. EdNews Colorado
- Former council member Rosemary Rodriguez mulling DPS bid. Denver Post
- Brighton parent questions calling police in for scuffle. 9News
- Fountain parents of transgender girl explain complaint. The Gazette
- Denver police seek driver who critically injured East High student. 9News
- Gun-rights backers crash education town hall meeting in Louisville. Daily Camera
NATIONAL
- Only half of first-time college students graduate in six years. NY Times
- Sequestration could hit special education students. Huffington Post
- Uncertainty faces schools with sequestration. NPR
- Report: Obama preschool plan draws on research. Washington Post/Answer Sheet
- School reformers target L.A. board races. Hechinger Report
- U.S. House ed panel grapples with school security. EdWeek
- A high-tech university is cautious about MOOCs. Inside Higher Education
OPINION
- Voices: Stop blaming Adams 12 teachers. EdNews Colorado
- Blog: A Texas-sized warning for education reform. Education Opportunity Network
- Commentary: Testing can lift student achievement. Durango Herald
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.