March 31, 2017

March 31st, 2017

Category: News

Delaware News

The News Journal
Everett named principal of Stokes Elementary
Daria Everett has been named the new principal of Nellie H. Stokes Elementary School in Camden. Everett has been assistant principal at the school since 2012. Under her co-leadership, Stokes has been the recipient of four State Recognition Awards in the last 5 years. Her first official day as principal was Feb. 22.
 
Ursuline hosts first TEDxYouth@Wilmington conference
Seventeen young people and one Ursuline faculty member will “spread ideas worth sharing,” at the first ever TEDxYouth@Wilmington conference, called “Agents of Change,” this Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Anna Raskob Auditorium in Ursuline Academy, 1106 Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington. 

Education is controlled by ‘iron triangle’
Opinion by Stacie Beck and Eleanor Craig, associate professors of economics at the University of Delaware 
The most pressing economic development issue facing Delaware today is the poor quality of our public schools. According to National Assessment of Educational Progress, Delaware’s eighth-grade math and reading results rank 31st in the nation. One third were ranked below proficient. Less than 30 percent of high school graduates are college-ready.

Delmarva Now
IR seeks residents to serve on budget committee
The Indian River School District is seeking members of the public to join its Citizens Budget Oversight Committee. Members of the committee will serve in an advisory role and will make recommendations to the Indian River Board of Education regarding financial matters. Duties of the committee include reviewing monthly and quarterly financial statements, reviewing the annual budget before presentation to the Indian River Board of Education and reviewing possible trends and future needs of the district.

47 ABC 
Broadband, education a focus for Sussex County senators
There were a number of local representatives inside the Senate Chamber on Thursday for Governor John Carney’s address to the General Assembly, and afterward they had plenty to say. It wasn’t all critical, 47 ABC found two Sussex County Senators willing to share their strategies to improve Delmarva. Senator Brian Pettyjohn says he’s focusing in on Broadband access for local residents and Senator Ernesto Lopez says he’s preparing legislation to improve education in the first state.

Dover Post
College Success Report: Too many still need remediation
Forty-one percent of Delaware public high school graduates entering an in-state college or university will begin their post-secondary education behind their peers, according to the state’s 2017 College Success Report released March 29. The report shows that the remediation rate for Delaware’s class of 2015 remained flat from 2016, despite more students attending college. College enrollment for the class of 2015 increased three percentage points to 61 percent.

National News

U.S. News & World Report
Charter advocates mount opposition to DeVos private school agenda
Charter school advocates are increasingly pushing back against Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ private school choice agenda. The latest comes from Denver school Superintendent Tom Boasberg, who rebuffed remarks made by the secretary Wednesday about the city’s lack of private school choice options. “We do not support private school vouchers,” Boasberg said in a statement. “We believe that public dollars should be used for public schools that are open to all kids, whether they are district-run or charter.”

AL.com
Singled out as worst on school choice, Mobile invites U.S. education secretary for visit
After U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos called out Mobile County Schools for earning a failing grade on school choice, Mobile Superintendent Martha Peek did what any good southerner would: She invited DeVos to visit.  “We are inviting Secretary DeVos to come visit us and see the quality of school choice programs offered in Mobile County Public Schools,” Peek said in a statement to AL.com. The invitation was sent Thursday morning via Twitter, phone call, and email, according to district spokesperson Rena Phillips.

The Boston Globe
Mass. may finally be getting serious about early education
Opinion by Shirley Leung, columnist with the Boston Globe
Is Massachusetts getting serious about early education? Imagine my surprise coming back from a meeting Wednesday with gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez on his early education platform to find in my in-box that Governor Charlie Baker also cares about expanding preschool access. Miraculously, Baker found $28 million in a tight state budget to propose the biggest boost in a decade to help child-care centers that serve low-income families.

Pasadena Now
The importance of early childhood education
Preschool is the foundation of a solid education and can foster a lifelong love of learning. The educators at the Pasadena Unified School District’s Early Childhood Education Centers understand the importance of their work and focus on their needs of their students with the Creative Curriculum. The Creative Curriculum balances both teacher-directed and child-initiated learning, with an emphasis on responding to children’s learning styles and building on their strengths and interests.




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