COLORADO
- State Senator Mike Johnston says he won’t introduce a teacher licensing reform bill this year, saying there’s not enough time left. EdNews Colorado
- A Boulder-based program wants to build 180 learning gardens in low-income schools in Colorado and across the nation. EdNews Colorado
- A pilot program in Jefferson County is helping the district merge the computer programs schools use to track student information. Denver Post
- A new liaison between Buckley Air Force Base and Aurora Public Schools is helping the district work with students from military families. Aurora Sentinel
- Denver Public Schools refinanced $537 million in bonds in an attempt to stabilize a risky bond deal it made five years ago. Denver Post
- The Douglas County School Board passed a resolution holding up Margaret Thatcher as a role model to students. Our Colorado News
- Three schools, including Manitou Elementary School, won $5,000 in a Colorado Healthy Schools Champion award. Colorado Springs Gazette
- A documentary on the state of charter schools in Colorado will feature two schools in Pueblo. Pueblo Chieftain
- Despite the snow, Boulder Valley schools will hold bike to school day today. Daily Camera
NATION
- Former D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee continued to fend off accusations that she failed to pursue cheating in the district. L.A. Times
- A test that tries to measure student creativity finds that creativity declines from elementary school to high school. NPR
- In Mississippi, nearly a third of school districts have extensive teacher shortages. Hechinger Report
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.