Rise & Shine: Questions about teen’s suicide

COLORADO

  • Campaigns gear up for school tax votes. EdNews Colorado
  • Kathleen Gebhardt, lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the Lobato school funding lawsuit, is appointed to state school construction board. EdNews Colorado
  • Survey about Dougco teachers union raises questions; district says not responsible. Our Colorado News
  • Teaching’s transformation: Standards, strategies fuel changes in Poudre School District. Fort Collins Coloradoan
  • Did youths push Springs teen to commit suicide? Colorado Springs Gazette
  • First day of school brings bus mix-up in Pueblo County. Pueblo Chieftain

NATIONAL

  • Study finds test scores jump when students enter new schools. Associated Press
  • Amid tenure crackdown, some targeted teachers get good news. GothamSchools
  • Georgia schools chief opposes charter ballot measure. Education Week

OPINION

  • Voices: A former Douglas County high school teacher pens an open letter to district leaders about why he left – and why he believes others are leaving as well. EdNews Colorado
  • Column: New TCAP scores vindicate Denver Public Schools’ reform efforts. Denver Post
  • A new way to evaluate teachers – by teachers. Linda Darling-Hammond column in the Washington Post’s Answer Sheet

Rise & Shine

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