COLORADO
- Pilot program boosts Advanced Placement scores. EdNews Colorado, Denver Post
- Dougco lifts its ban against ejected journalist. EdNews Colorado, Denver Post, Our Colorado News
- Young illegal immigrants hurry to apply for deferment program. Denver Post, Boulder Daily Camera, Pueblo Chieftain
- Jeffco schools coping with decline in state funding, part of series examining district tax proposals. Columbine Courier
- Urban learning coming to Denver Public Schools as downtown school opens. Denver Post’s Your Hub
- Dougco school board changes public comment rules. Our Colorado News
- Dougco district test scores hold steady. Our Colorado News
- Colorado Springs District 11 prepares for school year after Waldo Canyon fire. KRDO
- Boulder Valley sixth- and ninth-graders learn ropes of new schools. Boulder Daily Camera
- Freshmen get Broomfield High all to themselves on Wednesday. Broomfield Enterprise
- Thompson school district juniors improve test scores. Loveland Reporter-Herald
- Thompson school board fails to appoint new member. Loveland Reporter-Herald
- TCAP results indicate Englewood students’ growth. Our Colorado News
- Sales tax for Aspen schools will go on ballot. Aspen Times, Aspen Daily News
- Districts prepare for four-day weeks. Glenwood Springs Post Independent
- Test scores for Roaring Fork riding state average. Glenwood Springs Post Independent
- New Durango schools superintendent rallies staff. Durango Herald
- Aspen Community School scores major grant at last. Aspen Times, Aspen Daily News
- New state literacy legislation is hitting the valley. Alamosa Valley Courier
- CSU College of Engineering attracts record number of women. Colorado Classroom blog
NATIONAL
- For undocumented youth, new deferment policy carries risks. NPR
- Tax credit scholarships reignite voucher debate. NPR
- A group unhappy with NYC mayor’s education agenda aims to link its defenders to Romney. New York Times
- Los Angeles school district, teachers union spar over voluntary evaluation program. Los Angeles Times
- Teacher pension benefits sliced by Michigan legislature. Detroit News
OPINION
- Denver mayor, school district, others partner on Drop-in Denver campaign, which uses social media and texting to encourage dropouts to return to school. Donnell-Kay Foundation blog, news release
- Educators pick 20 videos highlighting teaching that meets the state’s quality standards at the proficient to exemplary range. CEA news release
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.