COLORADO
- The legislature’s education agenda was dominated by financial issues. EdNews Colorado
- Parents at a Denver elementary school are anxious about its future after the principal was abruptly dismissed. EdNews Colorado
- DPS officials want the state to make training for teaching English language learners part of the teacher certification process. Denver Post
- Hundreds of fifth-graders from around Colorado re-enacted the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Saratoga. 9News
- The outgoing superintendent of Aurora Public Schools, John Barry, is leaving a legacy of reduced dropout and truancy rates. Denver Post
- A Centennial Middle School science teacher is one of 14 teachers in the country chosen to take a research trip to the Arctic this summer. Daily Camera
- The University of Colorado is restructuring its fundraising efforts. Denver Post
- A program in Carbondale is drawing immigrants into the community in part by connecting parents to schools. Denver Post
NATION
- An advocacy group that opposes vouchers and the growth of charter schools is wielding increasing power in Texas. New York Times
- A Newtown, Connecticut, task force recommended tearing down Sandy Hook Elementary School and building a new school on its site. New York Times
- Los Angeles school officials are fighting for a zero-tolerance policy on school cheating among teachers. L.A. 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.