COLORADO
- The House will take up the proposed $20.5 billion state budget, which includes increases for schools. The Coloradoan
- Gov. John Hickenlooper expressed skepticism over the NRA’s school safety plan. Politico
- Douglas County School Board President John Carson says he was encouraged by the Indiana Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld that state’s voucher program. Our Colorado News
- The Douglas County school district says it’s not responsible for a phone survey that has been asking residents their opinions on school issues. Our Colorado News
- Poudre School District’s board members interviewed applicants to fill its vacant seat. The Colorodoan
NATION
- Schools are increasingly offering “restorative justice” programs as alternatives to zero tolerance discipline policies. New York Times
- The head of Chicago Public Schools defended the district’s plans to close schools against charges of racism. Chicago Tribune
- A parent-trigger collaboration in Los Angeles means that the district is still running a school that parents sought to take over. L.A. Times
- Texas is trying to scale back the number of exams students must pass in order to graduate. EdWeek
OPINION
- Commentary: CU-Boulder sorely needs its new Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Studies position. Denver Post
- Commentary: Whether charter schools are serving enough students with special needs is a complicated question. 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.