COLORADO
- Wellness efforts target school employees. EdNews Colorado
- Meet the DPS board candidates. EdNews Colorado
- Dove Creek school to arm two administrators. Cortez Journal
- Waldorf school students try “media fast.” CPR
- Critics linger, but Colorado moving toward Common Core. Denver Post
- Jefferson Academy charter opens new building. 9News
- New contract and salary for CSU’s Tony Frank. KUNC
NATIONAL
- Wyoming lawmakers kill bill to allow guns in schools. Casper Star Tribune
- Teachers and students try out longer school days. NPR
- Virtual educators cautious about value of MOOCs for K-12. EdWeek
- Pupil assignments get another look in Boston. EdWeek
- State closer to takeover of Kansas City schools. Kansas City Star
- Outside groups raising cash for L.A. school board campaigns. LA Times
- Impatient employers step in to educate prospective workers. Hechinger Report
OPINION
- Voices: Replacing the broken urban district. EdNewsColorado (with podcast)
- Commentary: The real problem with education is the curriculum. Washington Post/Answer Sheet
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.