COLORADO
- Panel stumbles on finance reform plan. EdNews Colorado
- Undocumented DPS students get college help. EdNews Colorado, 9News, Denver Post
- Senate sides with community colleges on degree expansion. EdNews Colorado
- Aspen Community School gets major grant for new building match. Aspen Daily News
- Minorities remain underrepresented in teacher preparation. NY Times
- Poudre works to maintain even quality with choice. The Coloradoan
- Gains for kids in after-school program. Loveland Reporter-Herald
- Students learn strategies to reduce stress. The Coloradoan
NATION
- Parent trigger bills being considered in a dozen states. EdWeek
- Walking the beat with school cops. NPR
- Another study documents decline in state aid to colleges. Reuters
- Chicago tries to put good face on school closures. Huffington Post
OPINION
- Voices: Santa Claus and standardized tests. EdNews Colorado
- Voices: On authorizing charter schools. EdNews Colorado
- Editorial: Are four-year degrees at community colleges needed? Denver Post
- Commentary: A better way to fund student success. Denver Post
- Editorial: Sex education bill a good choice. Cortez 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.