COLORADO
- Preschool starts early for youngsters in Jump Start program at three St. Vrain schools. Longmont Times-Call
- Families, kids reunite at school gathering after Waldo Canyon fire. Colorado Springs Gazette
- Sirko ready to make most of interim year in Roaring Fork. Glenwood Springs Post Independent
- Aspen Education Foundation faces race against the clock on school ballot issue. Aspen Times
- Florida school board questions superintendent application from Dougco candidate. Tampa Bay Times
NATIONAL
- Lawmakers explore impact of automatic cuts to education, set to go into effect in January. Education Week
- Ed secretary Arne Duncan warns automatic budget cuts would hurt children and families. U.S. Department of Education press release
- Parent trigger law hits the big screen in Hollywood feature film. Education Week
OPINION
- Uncertain future for building funds: Colorado schools have an estimated $13.9 billion in building needs and the special projects director for the Donnell-Kay Foundation wants to ensure they’ll get it. EdNews Colorado
- Parent blog: School supplies cost how much? The average American family will spend nearly $700 this year on back-to-school bills. EdNews Colorado
- Sal Khan of the Khan Academy responds to critic. Answer Sheet in Washington 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.