COLORADO
- Arbitrator sides with Douglas County teachers union in salary dispute. EdNews Colorado, Our Colorado News
- More states requiring third-grade retention. The Hechinger Report and EdNews Colorado
- Two new schools open on the historic West High School campus in Denver. Denver Post
- Hopes high for West High School makeover in Denver. CPR
- Ninth-graders at Jeffco’s Chatfield High School share hopes, fears on first day of school. CPR
- School starts in Grand Junction with fewer buses, no incidents. Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
- Pueblo County school board to discuss possible bond issue. Pueblo Chieftain
- Aspen outscores other Colorado schools on standardized tests. Aspen Times
- Full STEAM ahead for Hudson school, a STEM school with Art. Greeley Tribune
- Metro’s tuition for illegal immigrants draws threats of lawsuits. 9News
- CU-Boulder faculty chair says he’ll cancel his classes if students carry guns. Boulder Daily Camera
- CU-Boulder tops Reefer Madness list, falls off party school rankings. Boulder Daily Camera
NATIONAL
- A Denver college lifts a hurdle for illegal immigrants. New York Times
- More Hispanics are in college, report finds. New York Times
- Court bans Alabama from checking kids’ immigration status when they enroll in school. USA Today
- High school daze: The perils of sacrificing sleep for studying. NPR
- Save Our Schools group shifts course. Education Week (signup required)
OPINION
- Voices: Denver Public Schools should pursue Race to the Top dollars in district competition. EdNews Colorado
- Parent blog: Sending a kid to college. EdNews Colorado
- Superintendent’s blog: Reflection allows us to build upon our successes, address our challenges. Adams 12 Superintendent Chris Gdowski
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.