COLORADO
- As Denver prepares to take its new evaluation system districtwide, officials are still making big tweaks. EdNews Colorado
- A summer food program in Aurora and Denver hopes to nearly double the number of students it feeds this summer over last. Denver Post
- Douglas County’s board president defended the district’s controversial teacher evaluation system. Our Colorado News
- A group of homeless students received their GED through an alternative school. 9News
- Adams 12 Five Star School District will be serving free meals to students this summer. Our Colorado News
NATION
- A competing Republican proposal to rewrite No Child Left Behind would place fewer rules and mandates on schools. New York Times
- The U.S. Department of Education’s watchdog says that the number of college students suspected of loan fraud has increased 82 percent since 2009. AP via KOAA
OPINION
- Editorial: The Denver Post gives CU President Bruce Benson props for exploring voter support for a higher education tax increase.
- Editorial: Colorado Community Media argues Douglas County’s decision to put armed marshals in schools represents a smart approach to safety.
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.