COLORADO
- The Senate advanced a still-unfunded bill that aims to improve instruction for English language learners. EdNews Colorado
- Roger Kilgore threw his hat into the Denver Public School board race’s ring. EdNews Colorado
- A group of students met Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Colorado Springs Gazette
- A foundation is donating money to improve arts education in Douglas County. Our Colorado News
- Another group donated $21,000 worth of musical instruments to Overland students. Aurora Sentinel
- A Poudre school district administrator will become the superintendent of a small northeastern Colorado district. Coloradoan
- A group of Boulder fifth-graders simulated Ellis Island. Daily Camera
NATION
- Texas is considering reforming its teacher evaluation system, which currently rely on a single 45 minute observation. New York Times
- Citing gains, Detroit’s emergency manager for its public schools is leaving. Detroit Free Press
- Newtown, Connecticut, is considering what to do with the elementary school were students were shot. 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.