COLORADO
- Teachers at Douglas County schools where the district says too many teachers were rated highly are being re-evaluated. Denver Post
- Parents say they’re caught in the middle of the fight between Dougco teachers and administrators. 9News
- School officials say a new sex education law will add clarity to what “comprehensive sex education” means in schools. The Gazette
- Boulder Valley schools are increasing their focus on elementary school attendance. Daily Camera
- An independent audit found “material weaknesses” with EAGLE-Net’s accounting. Denver Post
- Boulder’s Creekside Elementary is shifting away from an all-co-teaching model because of budget concerns. Daily Camera
- The University of Colorado’s president plans to survey state voters to gauge support for a tax hike for higher education. Denver Post
NATION
- New York State officials imposed a new teacher evaluation system on New York City after the city and union missed deadlines on an agreement. GothamSchools
- After schools were destroyed by tornadoes in Oklahoma, a debate over school construction safety is emerging. EdWeek
- California is the most recent battleground in an ongoing debate over the effectiveness of school suspensions. NPR
- In California as elsewhere, schools are facing challenges and some backlash as they implement the Common Core. L.A. Times
- Los Angeles students are among groups from 20 high schools presenting projects at the Aspen Ideas Festival. 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.
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