COLORADO
- Finance bill gets a big tweak. EdNews Colorado
- Students’ state pet bill draws opposition. Denver Post
- Five new charters interested in Douglas County. Our Colorado News
- Clerk rules Springs District 11 recall petitions can be circulated. The Gazette
- March Madness becomes part of math class at Metro. 9News
- Study finds “hostile atmosphere” for LGBT students in Colorado schools. The Coloradoan
- Sides in Dougco voucher fight prepare for next round. Our Colorado News
- St. Vrain discussing how to deal with reserves. Longmont Times-Call
NATION
- Chicago plans to close scores of schools. Chicago Tribune
- Study finds signs of improvement in teacher ed programs. EdWeek
- GOP senators pushing federal voucher program. EdWeek
- Fed cuts to hit Native American schools the hardest. USA Today
- Idaho barely passes bill tax credits for private school scholarship donations. Idaho Education News
- Truce declared in Kansas “war” on teacher bargaining. AP via Kansas City Star
- Lawmakers seek to restore Texas education budget cuts. AP via Houston Chronicle
- Oregon’s education czar a big experiment in governance. Stateline
- N.Y. higher ed system signals big move towards online. Chronicle of Higher Education
- Coursera snobbish about which universities it picks. Inside Higher Education
OPINION
- Commentary: Which path for the Common Core? EdWeek
- Commentary: Arming faculty foolish and dangerous. Inside Higher Education
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.