COLORADO
- Colorado Attorney General John Suthers outlines his legal arguments in the appeal of the Lobato v. State school funding lawsuit, which could have far-reaching consequences. EdNews Colorado, Denver Post, Associated Press
- Teachers’ severance program extended in Douglas County. Our Colorado News
- CU-Boulder report raises more questions about online schools. KUNC public radio
- School for autistic children opening in Boulder. Boulder Daily Camera
- No free lunch: Regents want to stop charging CU-Boulder food workers for shift meals. Boulder Daily Camera
- Judge dismisses restraining orders against Falcon school board president’s husband. Colorado Springs Gazette
- Roots of health for Loveland kids: Elementary students learning ways to eat and live healthy. Loveland Reporter-Herald
- Rifle school board approves cuts for 2012-13. Citizen Telegram
NATIONAL
- Six more states, D.C. get No Child Left Behind waivers. Education Week
- Congressional panel OKs bill to scrap Race to the Top. Education Week
- Can effective teaching transfer across schools? A new study indicates yes. Education Week
- Report criticizes progress at cyber charter schools. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- The proficiency gap between charter schools and district schools widened in latest New York City test results. GothamSchools
- Chicago school board, teachers’ union rejected fact-finder’s report; threat of strike looms. Chicago Tribune
- Students’ online photos of California tests delay release of results. Los Angeles Times
OPINION
- Commentary: A+ Denver’s policy director argues for a renewed focus on arts education and outlines a task force created by the advocacy group to bolster the arts in Denver schools. EdNews Colorado
- The Onion: Can we please, just once, have a real teacher? The Answer Sheet in Washington 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 7:30 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.