COLORADO
- A preliminary release of third grade reading scores showed flat levels for the third year in a row. EdNews Colorado
- You can look up how your school’s third graders scored in our searchable database. EdNews Colorado
- Kindergarten students in Boulder participated in “Brain Day” to learn more about cognitive function. Daily Camera
- A bill that would change the state’s sex education offerings awaits the governor’s signature. Colorado Springs Independent
- The appointment of D. Rico Munn as Aurora Public Schools’ superintendent became official. 7News
NATION
- California’s efforts to increase diversity in higher education is starting with middle school programs to prepare kids for college. New York Times
- Newtown, Connecticut residents are still divided over what to do with the elementary school where students and teachers were killed. Wall Street Journal
- Polls show that few American students learn about climate change in school, but some groups are trying to change that. NPR
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.