COLORADO
- Pro-66 campaign tops $10 million in contributions. EdNews Colorado
- A66 splits business community into three groups. Denver Business Journal
- Former House Education chair Mike Merrifield running for state Senate. The Gazette
- Both sides hire lawyers in Dougco foundation flap. Our Colorado News
NATION
- K12 Inc. learning hard management, financial lessons. EdWeek
- Momentum builds for retaining L.A. schools chief. LA Daily News
- New York to cut back on standardized tests. NY Times
- Survey finds students overestimate readiness for workforce. Inside Higher Ed
- Mississippi looking at multiple paths to H.S. graduation. Biloxi Sun Herald
- Boston mayor’s race signals change for schools. EdWeek
OPINION
- A bold bid for better schools in Colorado. Frank Bruni in NY Times
- Teaching kids in TABOR-land. Mike Littwin in Colorado Independent
- Higher education is in crisis. Rocky Mountain Collegian
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.