COLORADO
- Dougco board backs off ballot measures. EdNews Colorado, Denver Post, 9News, KMGH Ch. 7
- Undocumented students take up Metro’s tuition offer. EdNews Colorado
- Peyton Manning’s popularity muddies Greeley school district ban on numbers. Denver Post, Greeley Tribune (subscription required)
- Boulder school district applying for federal Race to the Top grant. Boulder Daily Camera
- Stan Scheer, former Littleton superintendent, is interim schools chief for Thompson district. Loveland Reporter-Herald
- Four new charter schools proposed in Colorado Springs District 11. Colorado Springs Gazette
- Education film, discussion to focus on teachers. Colorado Springs Gazette
- From the convention: Debate about schools splits Democrats. Durango Herald
- Small RE-1 Valley Board of Education continues budget discussion. Sterling Journal-Advocate
- Alamosa school board approves ballot question. Alamosa Valley Courier
- Bats drive students out of Cortez Middle School. Cortez Journal
- Community College of Aurora President Alton Scales: College is for everyone. Aurora Sentinel
NATIONAL
- Court rulings help illegal immigrants’ college-bound children. New York Times
- Chicago parents prepare for possible teachers strike. Chicago Tribune
- Florida schools in session, but teachers absent. NPR
- Colorado official – state Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Denver – talks evaluation, tenure. Education Week
- Convention speakers laud Obama education initiatives. Education Week
OPINION
- Voices: What would Plato say about ed reform? EdNews Colorado
- Editorial: Pueblo City school district must improve turnaround schools. Pueblo Chieftain
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.