COLORADO
- The Denver Public School Board minority is often portrayed as a purely oppositional force, but they have a vision. EdNews Colorado
- A small but enthusiastic group of teachers is embracing standing desks for their classrooms. EdNews Colorado
- Former Lieutenant Governor Barbara O’Brien is considering a run for the Denver School Board. Denver Post
- Schools on the Western Slope are among ones across the country where concerns about test manipulation have been raised. KJCT
- Wasson High School held its last prom. Colorado Springs Gazette
NATION
- In the wake of a teacher boycott of a Seattle standardized tests, the district will let schools decide whether to administer the exams. Seattle Times
- The leader of a teacher cheating ring in Memphis was sentenced to federal prison. New York Times
- The head of Pennsylvania’s open records office said that the state’s charter schools routinely violate the laws. Inquirer
OPINION
- Commentary: Colorado’s child welfare ombudsman must be independent from the state agency that supervises child protection work. 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.