COLORADO
- The Douglas County School Board adopted a resolution opposing the school finance bill that voters will consider in November. Our Colorado News
- Aspen Ridge Charter School announced plans to open a middle school and offer enrichment classes. Times-Call
- A three-way partnership between a high school, community college and local biotechnology company is helping bring more labs to a Boulder school. Daily Camera
- The director of the Iowa Department of Education is one of the finalists for superintendent of Eagle County School District. Des Moines Register
- Boulder officials will not be moving Whittier Elementary School’s kindergartners, which had been the backup plan to address space concerns. Daily Camera
- Supporters of the Poudre School District Foundation got to see how their philanthropy is being spent. Coloradoan
NATION
- A new study says that Hispanic students have made significant gains closing gaps with white students, but disparities remain. New York Times
- Congressional Republicans are supporting President Barack Obama’s plan to link student loan rates to market rates. AP via Denver Post
- Washington, D.C., is trying to launch a hybrid district-charter school by merging a struggling district school with a high-performing charter. Washington Post
- Connecticut’s governor wants to expand his education reform but faces budget challenges. Wall Street Journal
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.