COLORADO
- Podcast: The potential of “early college” high schools. EdNews Colorado
- Endorsements 2012 scorecard for education advocacy groups. EdNews Colorado
- With state school construction building grants, almost everybody wins. EdNews Colorado
- Voter action needed for Amendment 64 to fund schools. Fort Collins Coloradoan
- Marijuana tax: Will it go to schools? KKCO-TV Grand Junction
- With enrollment growth, Loveland school district hoping for more state funding. Loveland Reporter-Herald
- Proposed charter schools detail offerings for D-11. Colorado Springs Gazette
- Poudre School District seeking three new high school principals. Fort Collins Coloradoan
- Falcon district seeks ideas for teacher development program. Colorado Springs Gazette
- Greeley 6 awarded BEST grant to rebuild John Evans school. Greeley Tribune (signup required for full article)
- New Brighton school board member to be sworn in. Denver Post
- Windsor Middle School principal placed on leave following arrest. Fort Collins Coloradoan
- Colorado ranks 26th in attracting foreign students, study says. Denver Post
NATIONAL
- Chicago teachers union marches against school closings. Chicago Tribune
- Firestorm erupts over Virginia’s education goals, which measure progress differently by race and ethnicity. NPR
- Principals sue Prince George’s school system. Washington Post
- USC again no. 1 in foreign enrollment. Los Angeles Times
- Some parents, shouldering student loans, fall on tough times. New York Times
- Schools are blunt about new pot law: Not on our campus. USA Today
OPINION
- Voices: Voters reaffirm support for DPS reforms. EdNews Colorado
- Parent blog: Teaching kids to advocate for themselves. EdNews Colorado
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.