COLORADO
- A Longmont elementary school offers an active experience for kids that harkens back to children’s outdoor play of the past. EdNews Colorado
- The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and Colorado College are both adding education degrees. Gazette
- The Lewis-Palmer District 38 school board is seeking a mill levy override in the November election to offset budget cuts. Our Colorado News
- An overview of the candidates and issues in the upcoming Denver school board race. Colorado Statesman
- Teacher pay in the St. Vrain Valley School district is close to the state average. Longmont Times-Call
- Colorado universities are trying to build revenue by attracting more out-of-state students with athletic programs. Denver Post
NATION
- The first school taken over by parents under California’s parent trigger law is set to open. Politico
- Federal sequestration cuts have been particularly hard on Hispanic families. Seattle Times
- A basketball team at a school run by Tennessee’s juvenile system won no games but provided stability in the lives of the players. New York Times
OPINION
- Commentary: U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton proposes to use revenues from timber harvesting on public land to fund rural 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.