COLORADO
- Mapleton loses accreditation rating appeal. EdNews Colorado
- Smyser chosen as Poudre superintendent on split board vote. The Coloradoan
- Falcon studying creation of cooperative to provide online learning. The Gazette
- Demographic changes part of problem in Springs’ District 11. Colorado Springs Business Journal
- Parents considering lawsuits against TCAPs. Pueblo Chieftain
NATION
- Study finds hurdles for math, science teaching. EdWeek
- California bill would require credit for online courses. NY Times
- Digital learning priorities starting to influence building design. EdWeek
- Certain districts will be hit hardest by sequestration. EdWeek
- Report: U.S. school repair backlog totals half a trillion dollars. Boston Globe
- Ariz. bill would tie funding to school performance. AZCentral.com
- GOP budget plan would cap Pell grants. Inside Higher Education
OPINION
- Voices: It’s time for TCAP madness. EdNews Colorado
- Commentary: Doubletalk on Lobato case. Denver Post
- Commentary: The problem with high-tech personalized learning tools. Washington Post/Answer Sheet
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.