COLORADO
- Tempers flare at Douglas County board meeting and one speaker calls for more security at the “hostile” gatherings. With video. EdNews Colorado, Our Colorado News
- Podcast: Reform can’t happen fast enough, says charter school advocate Eva Moskowitz. EdNews Colorado
- As Boy Scouts affirm ban on gays, Boulder Valley School District may change policy that benefited club. Boulder Daily Camera
- Family Learning Center program introduces students to CU-Boulder. Boulder Daily Camera
- Douglas County voucher opponents file answer briefs in lawsuit appeal. Our Colorado News
- School district balks at Parker charter school site. Our Colorado News
- Slow growing but still crowded, Cherry Creek expands high schools. Aurora Sentinel
- Greeley school board to decide this week on asking voters for a tax increase. Greeley Tribune
- Petitions submitted in effort to recall Ellicott board members. Colorado Springs Gazette
- Douglas County administrator is finalist for Florida superintendent’s job. Tampa Bay Times
- Nearly 100 undocumented students apply for new rate at Metro State. Fox 31
- CSU president calls for a conversation on funding higher education. Glenwood Springs Post Independent
NATIONAL
- A fresh look at what school menus can be. New York Times reporting from Denver
- Modest rise in New York City test scores. New York Times, Gotham Schools
- States’ costs skyrocket on master’s degree pay for teachers. Education Week
- Obama proposes $1 billion for science, math teachers. Associated Press via Grand Junction Sentinel
- Push for career-technical education meets parent resistance. Hechinger Report
- Study: 23 percent of undergraduates are immigrants or have an immigrant parent. Latino Ed Beat
OPINION
- A Teach for America veteran, and former Denver high school teacher, says TFA needs to change its recruitment model and two-year commitment contract. Los Angeles Times via the Denver Post
- Can poverty completely explain poor school outcomes? A veteran education reporter and author says maybe not. Huffington Post via USA Today
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 7:30 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.