COLORADO
- It may cost supporters of a tax measure for K-12 schools a quarter million dollars to gather the signatures needed to get the measure on the ballot. EdNews Colorado
- New Denver teachers work with English language learners over the summer to boost students’ English skills and improve teachers’ skills supporting those students. EdNews Colorado
- Douglas County’s teacher turnover rate is down from 2012, according to new figures. Our Colorado News
- The Roaring Fork School District won more than $1 million in grant money for an early literacy program. Post Independent
- The Cherry Creek School District is beginning a wave of new construction to prepare for an influx of new students. Aurora Sentinel
NATION
- New national data suggests that achievement gaps are narrowing and students are learning more in early grades, but that advances stall in high schools. Huffington 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.