COLORADO
- Fresh cash infusion for Jeffco battles. EdNews Colorado
- Duncan and entourage eat veggies and dance. EdNews Colorado, Denver Post, 9News
- Colorado higher ed commission gets new leadership, more briefs. EdNews Colorado
- Aurora schools offer additional support for theater shooting victims. Fox 31
- Sleep tight: School-age youngsters really need their snooze time. Pueblo Chieftain
- Loveland students meet the district’s new recycling mascot. Loveland Reporter-Herald
- Eight months, $4.9 million, one vital campaign for Aspen Community School. Aspen Daily News
- Small districts projecting first enrollment gains in four years. Steamboat Today
- Colorado colleges’ recruiting pays dividends with more students. Denver Post
- Bill would allow CU to ban guns. 9News
- CU-Boulder hosts STEM discussion with U.S. education official. Boulder Daily Camera
- Nursing school dean’s road to Aurora filled with milestones of compassion. Aurora Sentinel
NATIONAL
- Court hearing set for Wednesday as Chicago teachers strike continues. Chicago Tribune
- As Chicago strike goes on, the mayor digs in. New York Times
- New studies dissect school turnarounds. Education Week
- California illegal immigrants ask for school records. Associated Press
OPINION
- Voices: A Dougco teacher describes the importance of collective voice. EdNews Colorado
- Column: How to fix the schools. Joe Nocera in The New York Times
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.