COLORADO
- Students in Jeffco would spend six to eight more hours in class next year under the superintendent’s budget proposal. Denver Post
- Incoming Aurora superintendent Rico Munn says his first task will be to delve into existing programs to see which ones are effective. Denver Post
- A group of Hispanic parents concerned that their children were being discriminated against at a Longmont charter school met with school and district officials. Denver Post
- Boulder students are harvesting their own lettuce for salads served at their schools. Daily Camera
- Aurora Public Schools opened its first community garden. Denver Post
NATION
- The Chicago Teachers Union re-elected its president Karen Lewis with 80 percent of the vote. Tribune
- Florida is now holding its education schools accountable for outcomes. StateImpact Florida
OPINION
- Commentary: A charter school advocate argues that twenty years after the schools came to Colorado, they are an integral part of the effort to improve education. Denver Post
- Commentary: The former director of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade says Colorado should consider a two-step income tax to increase investment in education. Denver Post
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.