COLORADO
- School districts are using Medicaid reimbursements for services provided to special education students to pay for health services for all students. EdNews Colorado
- Schools mostly avoided flooding damage, though Aurora Public Schools has an estimated $750,000 in water damage to 10 schools. EdNews Colorado
- The organization working to expand broadband access in Colorado schools says it expects to complete its work next year. EdNews Colorado
- About 75 percent of small-district school boards are not taking a stand on Amendment 66. EdNews Colorado
- Boulder Valley’s school board endorsed the tax increase. Daily Camera
- Political insiders say the campaign in favor of Amendment 66 has $10 to $12 million “lined up.” Colorado Independent
- Former U.S. Secretary of Education Bill Bennett’s recent speech in Lone Tree was paid for through a five-figure consulting agreement through Douglas County’s school fundraising arm. Our Colorado News
- Horizon High School langauge arts teacher Jessica Keigan is taking on increasing leadership roles to help other teachers. Denver Post
- A former special educator is using her experience as a teacher as a selling point in her campaign for Centennial City Council. Our Colorado News
- Jeffco Schools are adding locally raised chicken to their school menus. Denver Post
- A group critical of current Dallas and former Colorado Springs Superintendent Mike Miles has released a report criticizing his record in Colorado as well as Texas. Dallas Morning News
NATION
- National SAT scores were largely stagnant. AP via Denver Post
- Arne Duncan and other education leaders discuss whether the education reform movement is in crisis. New York Times
- Online schools are being consistently funded around the country depsite their low outcomes. Politico
- Los Angeles students hacked their new district-bought iPads for non-school uses. L.A. Times
- Seven states have cut their per-pupil spending by more than 15 percent since 2008. USA Today
OPINION
- The Gazette argues that the campaign for Amendment 66 is built on deception.
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.