COLORADO
- A federal budget deal may bite Colorado schools if automatic cuts to domestic spending go into effect. See the list of potential cuts. EdNews Colorado
- Group wants to look behind Dougco school board’s closed-door session. Our Colorado News
- Dougco school board bucks political criticism; one of few boards not part of Colorado Association of School Boards. Our Colorado News
- Schools changing discipline policies away from zero tolerance. 9News
- Debate continues about proposed site of deaf school in Jeffco. 9News, 7News
- After Waldo Canyon fire, schools prepare to help students and families. Colorado Springs Gazette
- Pueblo students begin new school year this week. Pueblo Chieftain
- Jeffco’s summer meal program goes mobile with bus retrofitted as cafeteria. Denver Post’s Your Hub
- Metro State moving ahead with tuition plan for illegal immigrants. Denver Post
- CU announces review of events before Aurora theater shooting. Denver Post
- Feds tell 10 more medical marijuana dispensaries operating near schools to close. Denver Post
- CU’s in-house lobbyists hire out for other firms. Denver Post
NATIONAL
- Some schools add days to academic year to increase learning time. New York Times
- Save Our Schools event draws small crowd, focuses on organizing. Education Week
- Most Texas students found not ready for college. Texas Tribune
- Feeling the heat, AFT’s reform resolve wavers. Education Week
- Colleges see higher demand for degrees in agriculture. USA Today
OPINION
- Column: Denver school board duo targets charters – again. Denver Post
- Column: Lawsuit, bill aim to keep K-12 education free in California. Los Angeles Times
- Rhee’s teacher evaluation system is revised – but is it improved? Answer Sheet in Washington Post
- Editorial: New York Times says new teacher evaluations are overdue and Diana Ravitch disagrees, calls newspaper “clueless”
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.