COLORADO
- K-12 needs more money – with strings. EdNews Colorado
- New ratings show district shifts. EdNews Colorado
- Find your district’s 2012 state rating. EdNews Colorado
- Alternatives possible in North co-location. EdNews Colorado
- Educators, businesses must partner to create innovation in schools, expert says. Denver Post
- Dueling reports at odds with online schools’ academic results and parent preference. KUNC
- Boulder valley contingent headed to national gifted conference in Denver. Boulder Daily Camera
- Poudre school board approves superintendent job advertisement. Fort Collins Coloradoan
- Reviewers: D-11 charter applicants meet requirements. Colorado Springs Gazette
- New St. Vrain K-8 schools get names, mascots. Longmont Times-Call
- Thompson school board policy change allows action at work sessions, retreats without public notice. Loveland Reporter-Herald
- Harrison selects Houston educator as superintendent. Colorado Springs Gazette
- Lewis-Palmer district makes AP honor roll for third year. Colorado Springs Gazette
- CU regents approve bachelor of arts degree in computer science. Boulder Daily Camera
- CU student leaders to lobby legislature for lower tuition for undocumented students. Boulder Daily Camera
- CU-Boulder’s ethnic studies Ph.D. proposal scrutinized by regents. Boulder Daily Camera
NATIONAL
- Fiscal cliff ignites education activism as poorest school districts stand to lose the most. Huffington Post
- Race to the Top district competition nets 371 applicants. Education Week
- Detroit teachers union sues district over layoffs based on performance evaluations. Detroit News
- Newark teachers approve contract including merit pay, peer input. Wall Street Journal
OPINION
- Voices: Common Core helps teachers prioritize. EdNews Colorado
Rise & Shine
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