COLORADO
- A new bilingual Montessori-style charter school is searching for a building in North Aurora before the start of the school year. Aurora Sentinel
- Roaring Forks Re-1 district has created a new position to link student academic growth to new teaching materials. Aspen Times
- Boulder teachers will spend their Saturday learning how to use iPads in their classrooms. Daily Camera
- The Colorado Department of Education approved an online school that teaches marijuana cultivation. Denver Post
- Eagle County schools won a $750,000 grant to bolster math and science education. Vail Daily
NATION
- The final round of school closing hearings in Chicago has been sparsely attended, with opponents of closure arguing input is pointless. Chicago Tribune
- State legislators in Texas are trying to expand free breakfast to all students in low-income neighborhoods, not just those who apply. New York Times
- Mexican teachers rioted over plans to transfer power from the teachers union to the government. New York Times
OPINION
- A group of mayors and city council members urge cities to expand their after-school learning programs. EdWeek
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.