COLORADO
- State rating system faces key challenge. EdNews Colorado
- Bill would tweak evaluation law. EdNews Colorado
- Fort Lewis president mines Dubai for donors. Durango Herald
- Union, alternate teachers group trade barbs in Dougco. Our Colorado News
- Pueblo parents challenge state testing. Pueblo Chieftain
- Steamboat concerned about possible impact of Johnston finance plan. Steamboat Pilot
- Schools, city at odds over proposed Alamosa agricultural ed building. Valley Courier
NATION
- Judge upholds most of Ariz. law banning ethnic studies. AZCentral.com
- Details trickling out on latest NCLB waiver bids. EdWeek
- N.M. proposal would put preschool funding in the constitution. Huffington Post
- Panel votes to close 22 New York schools. NY Post, Gotham Schools
- Weingarten talks about Philly closures protest, arrest. Washington Post/Answer Sheet
- Retired teachers still powerful voice in NYC union. Hechinger Report
- Harvard spied on deans during cheating scandal. Atlantic Wire
- Higher Learning Commission puts new emphasis on public value of higher ed. Inside Higher Education
OPINION
- Commentary: Testing distorts Colorado education system. Denver Post
- Commentary: Unions and education interest groups are here to stay. LA Times
- Commentary: Handicapping the Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling on affirmative action. Inside Higher Education
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.