COLORADO
- The legislative proposal to overhaul the state’s school funding system goes before the House today. EdNews Colorado
- The House removed $3 million in merit aid for college students after a last-minute flap over aid for undocumented students. EdNews Colorado
- Many Colorado schools are developing STEM programs in a grassroots fashion, but stakeholders in education and business want to see a more coordinated effort. Denver Post
- University of Colorado officials say that they’re considering bringing a ballot initiative in 2014 to provide another revenue stream for higher education. Daily Camera
- Aspen Community School’s fundraising campaign got a $750,ooo boost from an anonymous donor. Aspen Times
NATION
- Most parents at a Missouri school that trained its teachers to use guns approve of the plan. New York Times
- No single education issue has dominated state legislatures this year, but policy trends on school choice, safety and funding have emerged. EdWeek
- A New York school district has suspended a teacher who assigned students to pretend to be Nazis for a writing assignment. AP via USA Today
OPINION
- Commentary: Superintendents of three Colorado school district say the proposed school finance reform act will finally begin to address a deficit for students. Denver Post
- Commentary: But the founder of End the Education Plantation says pouring more money into a broken system won’t be enough. Denver Post
- Commentary: If a judge approves a proposed consent decree today, it will return the city’s bilingual program to the 1990s. Denver Post
- Commentary: Tinkering with teaching practice isn’t enough to improve education; we must overhaul the teaching profession instead. New York Times
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.