COLORADO
- Grant to aid low-income Colorado students taking Advanced Placement exams, TCAP results set for release, more news briefs. EdNews Colorado
- Jeffco schools add optional fees at registration; one parent calls it sneaky. 9News
- Three injured in explosion, roof collapse during renovations at Erie Middle School. Boulder Daily Camera
- Teachers learn about water quality, aquatic insects at Boulder Creek. Boulder Daily Camera
- Thompson school district moves ahead with boundary change: “People are not going to be happy.” Loveland Reporter-Herald
- Aspen school tax plan would mean funds for Roaring Fork school district as well. Aspen Times
NATIONAL
- Romney: Students should “go to the school of their choice.” NBC News
- In high school and beyond, math and science fields battle persistent gender gaps. USA Today
- New study shows families make big changes to pay for college. NPR
- New York governor vetoes bill on placement of special education students that required home life and family background be taken into account. New York Times
- 98 D.C. teachers fired for poor performance. Washington Post
OPINION
- Voices: Emails expose Douglas County teachers union’s voucher opposition, says a policy analyst with the Independence Institute. EdNews Colorado
- Guest commentary: A retired teacher says Colorado’s public servants are being made to feel like Public Enemy No. 1. Denver 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 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.