COLORADO
- STRIVE community: No more delays. EdNews Colorado
- Denver turnaround school gets another chance to turn around. 9News
- Douglas County school voucher program gets day in state appeals court. Denver Post
- In wake of Aurora shooting, U.S. Department of education awards grant to APS. Denver Post
- Boulder Valley nixes middle school shadowing. Boulder Daily Camera
- Preschool gets St. Vrain students off to a good start. Longmont Times-Call
- D-11 board to tackle issues over resolutions, proclamations. Colorado Springs Gazette
- Community: Poudre School District, schools served non-traditional role during fire. Fort Collins Coloradoan
- Loveland students have stacks of fun – cup-stacking, with video. Loveland Reporter-Herald
- Pueblo swim coach encouraging special education students to get in the game. Pueblo Chieftain
- Elections portend sweeping legislative change for higher education. Denver Post
- CU-Boulder considers whether to offer Common Application. Boulder Daily Camera
NATIONAL
- Ed department analysis paints mixed picture of SIG schools. Education Week
- School board in ‘parent trigger’ fight could face shakeup. Education Week
- Online courses keep grades up, athletes in play. NPR
- Arne Duncan implies he will remain Obama’s education secretary for second term. Huffington Post
OPINION
- Editorial: Here’s hoping – two Pueblo low-performing schools get federal grants reinstated. Pueblo Chieftain
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.