COLORADO
- A handful of wealthy donors are dominating fundraising in key school board races. EdNews Colorado
- Denver Mayor Michael Hancock showed off the city’s schools to mayors from Sacramento, California and Providence, Rhode Island. EdNews Colorado
- No money from Amendment 66 can be used to shore up the state’s problems with PERA, but there is a possibility school districts could use the money to pay more into the retirement system. Colorado Springs Independent
- Colorado’s combined state and local taxes rank slightly below the national average. Durango Herald
- A Q&A with candidates for the Dougco school board. Our Colorado News
- Dougco’s Choice Scholarship voucher program is one initiative whose fate may rest in the outcome of the school board race. Our Colorado News
- Partisan politics is woven deeply into the Dougco board race, which is somewhat unusual. Our Colorado News
- Many of the changes made by the current Dougco board impact high school students the most. Our Colorado News
- Education and business representatives sparred over Amendment 66 at a forum in Glenwood Springs. Post Independent
- Eight candidates are vying for three open spots on the Bayfield school board. Pine River Times
- Lakewood High School students won a contest to host a Katy Perry concert. 9News
NATION
- New York state officials said they will look for ways to prevent students from being over-tested. Wall Street Journal
- More religious schools are being converted to charters and charters are increasingly leasing space in houses of worship, raising questions about lines between church and state. New York Times
OPINION
- State Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush argues in support of Amendment 66. Steamboat Today
- And a businessman and a superintendent team up to express general support for the measure. Denver Post
Rise & Shine
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