COLORADO
- Wasson High School is preparing to re-open as a hub that will offer eight programs to 2,000 students. Gazette
- Students are returning to Douglas County schools with new security officers and new computers. Our Colorado News
- A new campaign in Larimer County will promote early literacy. Reporter-Herald
- Colorado Springs’ Head Start chapter is hosting a large game of musical chairs to raise money. Gazette
- CU-Boulder is launching a new office to improve efficiency. Daily Camera
NATION
- Efforts to give families tax credits for private school tuition are growing in many states. USA Today
- Atlanta officials are hoping to revitalize one of their flagship schools with a $147 million new building. New York Times
- The U.S. education department is granting waivers to No Child Left Behind requirements to individual California districts. Washington Post
OPINION
- Dallas Superintendent Mike Miles’ family’s move back to Colorado has prompted speculation in Dallas that he will also be leaving. Dallas Morning News
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.