COLORADO
- College gun ban introduced, sex ed bill debated. EdNews Colorado
- School health data system gets $3 million. EdNews Colorado
- Erie police increasing presence at schools. Boulder Camera
- School drill helps police plan for the worst. Rifle Citizen-Telegram
- Denver mayor not endorsing in DPS vacancy selection. Denver Post
- Wiggins superintendent retiring. Fort Morgan Times
- Sheridan trying to fill long vacant board seat. Your Hub
NATIONAL
- Center for American Progress proposes preschool for all. Huffington Post
- Teacher evaluations high in states with new rating systems. EdWeek
- Two reports take deeper looks at school choice. EdWeek
- California abandons algebra requirements for 8th graders. MercuryNews.com
- ESEA waivers get hard look from senators. EdWeek
- A long struggle for equality in Tucson schools. NY Times
OPINION
- Voices: Goodbye Wasson High School. EdNews Colorado
- Editorial: Don’t tie cigarette tax to higher ed spending. Denver Post
- Editorial: A smart school safety partnership. Longmont Times-Call
- Commentary: STEM partnerships are in bloom. Summit Daily
- Blog: Digital Learning Day could foster student choice. Ed is Watching
- Commentary: ESEA reauthorization on auto-pilot. Quick & the Ed
- Commentary: Why educator pay must be revamped now. EdWeek
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.