COLORADO
- DPS board narrows candidate list. EdNews Colorado
- Bill would limit detention of truants; “evolution” bill dies. EdNews Colorado
- 40 Years since Keyes: Desegregation case participants remember. CPR
- The savings – and costs – of closing District 11 schools. The Gazette
- Steamboat Springs district concerned about Johnston funding reform. Steamboat Today
- Dougco group questions district fiscal policies. Our Colorado News
NATIONAL
- Texas school funding system unconstitutional. Texas Tribune, Associated Press, EdWeek
- Study finds states lack data on principals. EdWeek
- Jon Stewart tests Michelle Rhee. Washington Post/Answer Sheet
- Backlash against for-profit colleges in Wisconsin. Inside Higher Education
- Duncan, mayors and college groups push for gun control. EdWeek
- Bill Gates bets on big data to save schools. National Journal
OPINION
- Commentary: Let the people fill DPS vacancy. Wellington Webb in Denver Post
- Commentary: Johnston school finance plan is Robin Hood scheme. Summit Daily
- Analysis: Concentrated poverty frustrates school reform. The Nation
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.