COLORADO
- Draft of school finance overhaul plan goes public. EdNews Colorado, Denver Post
- Campus gun bill passes, tax credits don’t. EdNews Colorado
- Boulder Valley board to discuss budget priorities. Daily Camera
- Life Skills schools mixes computer-based learning with personal tutoring. The Gazette
NATIONAL
- Possible federal grant program reignites kindergarten testing debate. EdWeek
- Redefining college-ready in Texas. Inside Higher Education
- Gym class isn’t just fun and games anymore. NY Times
- Roundup of school choice legislation from around the nation. EdWeek
OPINION
- Commentary: PERA’s Tweets fail to reassure. Denver Post
- Commentary: Students of the NCLB era are unprepared for college. American Association of University Professors
- Commentary: How many ineffective teachers are really out there? Hechinger Report
- Commentary: Are computers ruining education? Gizmodo
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.