COLORADO
The Denver Education Compact launched its first major initiative, an effort to improve transitions to kindergarten in Southwest Denver. EdNews Colorado
Colorado’s attorney general says that the U.S. agriculture department is withholding funds that should be passed along to rural schools for security programs. 9News
At least five committees are entrenched in the campaign for Douglas County school board. Our Colorado News
Here’s a detailed list of those groups and who they’re supporting. Our Colorado News
The RE-1 Valley Board of Education met to plan to open school and recover from flooding. Journal-Advocate
A physics professor at UCD has created a “hyperlab” at Gateway High School in Aurora. Aurora Sentinel
Aspen’s school board is taking a neutral stance on Amendment 66. Aspen Public Radio
D-11′s Columbia Elementary School was named a Blue Ribbon School. Gazette
Traut Core Knowledge in Poudre also won the award. Coloradoan
NATION
A revived cash-for-grades program has been operating quietly in the Bronx, focusing on older children. Wall Street Journal
OPINION
Vincent Carroll argues that the teachers unions should pledge not to sue to challenge the state’s teacher evaluation law so as not to undermine Amendment 66. Denver Post
The Denver Post says that the real issue in the DPS board election is not vouchers, but whether to maintain recent reforms or adopt a more traditional approach.
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.