COLORADO
- A curriculum created by the agency that polices doping in sports is trying to teach students ethics. EdNews Colorado
- Many schools are preparing to make cuts in the wake of the failure of Amendment 66. Pueblo Chieftain
- Greeley-Evans School District 6 is among those facing tight budgets. Denver Post
- The failure of three school funding measures in Adams County has districts there bracing for an uncertain future. Denver Post
- Schools in Boulder are experimenting with offering more classes before and after the regular school day. Daily Camera
- As one of Fort Collins’ biggest landowners, Poudre School District could play a major role in development. Coloradoan
- Poudre School District is one of 83 that were recognized for its efforts towards environmental sustainability. Coloradoan
- Parents at an Edgewater school are pushing for changes to the school’s breakfast program for safety reasons. 9News
- The Rocky Mountain Deaf School broke ground on its new school building. 9News
- Students at a Broomfield elementary school are celebrating a beloved custodian on Veteran’s Day. Daily Camera
NATION
- Some schools are taking a lenient policy towards letting students with lice back into classroom, prompting some parent objections. AP via Colorado Daily
- The failure of Amendment 66 has school funding proponents in other states like Kentucky wondering about the future. WFPL
- Fifty years after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, textbooks are offering a nuanced view of the president. New York Times
OPINION
- Vincent Carroll: The defeat of Amendment 66 isn’t necessarily a boon for Colorado Republicans. Denver Post
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.