COLORADO
- A bill that would overhaul funding for students learning English cleared the House Education committee. EdNews Colorado
- Commerce City parents are learning to cook the food served in their students’ cafeteria. EdNews Colorado
- Opponents of Douglas County’s school board are teaming up with the teachers union to mount a campaign against the board. The Colorado Observer
- An amendment that would add education funding to the budget was defeated, with Democrats saying the money should go to the separate proposed school finance act. KUNC
- Aspen Superintendent John Maloy spoke out about the school finance bill, which would cut $2.7 million from his district’s budget. Aspen Daily News
- Human error in administering math and reading assessments at Englewood High School resulted in no scores for most of the freshman class. Our Colorado News
- Colorado Shakespeare Festival actors performing in the state’s schools incorporate anti-bullying lessons into their performances. PBS
NATION
- Dozens of people were arrested as they protested school closures in Chicago. NPR
- The Indiana voucher ruling is indicative of a larger trend in which rather than funding neighborhood schools, legislators send public funds directly to families, who are free to choose a public or private school. New York Times
- A new poll of professional well-being found that teachers rank second only to doctors. New York Times
- San Diego’s new pick for superintendent has deep ties to parents. EdWeek
OPINION
- Commentary: The public shouldn’t measure a college degree’s worth by how much money graduates make. Denver Post
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.