COLORADO
- American Federation of Teachers president sees best, worst in DPS, Dougco. EdNews Colorado
- San Luis Valley teens work on classmates’ health in CU project. EdNews Colorado
- Former Denver school board member threatens suit over shared emails. Denver Post
- Dougco district starts enforcing records fees. Our Colorado News
- Colorado Springs District 11 ideas include school consolidations. Colorado Springs Gazette
- St. Vrain superintendent explains why school district needs a tax increase. Longmont Times-Call
- Boulder students celebrate International Walk to School day. Boulder Daily Camera
- Poudre school board picks firm for superintendent search. Fort Collins Coloradoan
- Boundary modifications tabled by Thompson School District. Loveland Reporter-Herald
- Aspen school residency crackdown shows results. Aspen Times
- Kit Carson takes hybrid approach to four-day week. Denver Post’s Colorado Classroom blog
- Colorado Preschool Program, Child Find help at-risk students succeed. Sterling Journal-Advocate
- Valley ACT scores drop in 2012. Alamosa Valley Courier
- School board president fires back at critics. Trinidad Times
- After Penn State, CU considers scandal-reporting policy. Boulder Daily Camera
- How DU prepared for the presidential debate. 9News
- CSU-Pueblo students score Romney high; Obama close though. Pueblo Chieftain
- Colorado Mesa students listen, with nods to both candidates. Grand Junction Sentinel
NATIONAL
- Some schools actually want students to play with their smartphones in class. NPR
- Romney: “I’m not going to cut education funding.” Education Week
- California community colleges’ crisis slows student progress to a crawl. Los Angeles Times
- NYC schools’ failure to improve may lead to more closings. New York Times
OPINION
- Voices: Denver kids need breakfast in the classroom. EdNews Colorado
- Column: Critically rethinking activism in DPS. Mike Rosen in 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.