COLORADO
- New state revenue forecasts don’t significantly change the amount of money expected to be available for K-12 education. EdNews Colorado
- Gov. John Hickenlooper says he will push the state legislature to publish details of school spending online. Washington Post
- The 17-year-old student who was shot at Arapahoe High School passed away. Denver Post
- Police in Trinidad say they arrested two students planning to attack their school. AP via L.A. Times
- DPS is adjusting its school-choice enrollment rules in Stapleton elementary schools to give students priority in the campuses closest to their homes. Denver Post
- A Summit program to encourage first-generation college-goers is expanding its middle school program. Summit Daily
- Greeley-Evans School District is among the districts in the country with the highest percentage of students enrolled in charter schools. Greeley Tribune
- A focus on STEM teaching is spreading across Colorado, but there is no standard definition of what that means and student access to instruction in the fields varies widely. Coloradoan
- Larimer County’s commissioner says that residents are paying more in taxes through mill levies set by the Poudre and Thompson school districts than voters have approved. Coloradoan
- The state denied Steamboat Spring’s request to withdraw from its BOCES. Steamboat Today
- A study has questioned the financial health of a number of Colorado universities. Denver Post
NATION
- Although the recession has ended, many school districts around the country that cut teacher positions have not re-filled them. New York Times
- New York’s teacher evaluation system is rolling out somewhat unsteadily. New York Times
OPINION
- The Denver Post argues that fears of spikes in teenage drug use because of marijuana legalization are unfounded.
- The Post also urges parents to remember that despite high-profile instances of violence, schools are still mostly safe havens.
- Greeley-Evans School District 6’s superintendent argues for a stronger focus on teaching literacy. Greeley Tribune
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.