May 11, 2017
Delaware News
Department of Education
Governor Carney declares May 8-12 as Teacher Appreciation Week in Delaware
Governor John Carney visited with teachers and students at Hartly Elementary School on Monday, and declared May 8-12 as Teacher Appreciation Week across Delaware. Governor Carney issued the following statement and encouraged all Delawareans to join him in personally expressing appreciation to Delaware’s teachers for their dedication and devotion to their work.
Middletown Transcript
Edelin retains seat on Appoquinimink School Board
In a race where she was challenged by newcomers Trevor Tucker and Keinna McKnight, Charlisa Edelin was re-elected to the Appoquinimink School Board. A total of 531 ballots were cast, with Edelin earning a total of 301, or 56 percent of the vote. McKnight earned the second most votes, gaining 206 ballots of support. Trevor Tucker received the least support with only 24 votes.
Newsworks
Tuesday’s school board voter turnout in Delaware only 1.5 percent
Turnout in Delaware’s school board vote continued to be abysmal Tuesday, with just 1.5 percent of registered voters showing up to cast votes in 12 contested elections, a WHYY analysis shows. The percentage of voters of who cast ballots up and down the state was slightly lower than the 1.8 percent who did so during the previous five years, according to data WHYY analyzed two weeks ago.
The Milford Beacon
Ron Evans elected to Milford school board
According to the Kent County Department of Election’s unofficial tally results, 40 percent of voters today chose Ron Evans to represent them in the Milford School District Board of Education. Evans received more votes than any of the four other candidates for the at-large seat. The 38-year-old Evans and his wife, who is a teacher within the district, have four children and are also foster parents.
UDaily
Enhance teaching career online
Being a successful classroom teacher requires an ever-expanding skill set. To help educators better meet the needs of their students — while juggling their already hectic schedule — the University of Delaware’s School of Education is now offering three online master’s degrees. In addition to the existing M.Ed. in teacher leadership, students can pursue a master’s degree in literacy or exceptional children and youth (special education).
National News
NPR
School bullying is down. Why don’t students believe it?
Read this article if you’re having a rough day. This is a rare story about positive social change. Every state now has laws against school bullying. In the past decade, many districts have overhauled discipline policies and created interventions to increase mutual respect at school. Pop culture and the news media have focused on the harm that is done when children target each other with cruel treatment.
The Hechinger Report
California’s new effort to fix remedial education
Last week more than 100 City University of New York faculty members, staffers, and administrators gathered for a conference in Manhattan to discuss how to improve results for students considered academically unprepared for college. There has been substantial research suggesting that “remedial” classes act as more of a barrier than a passageway to earning a college degree.
Be mindful: How a tech tool can help
Cindy Price, a first-grade teacher, wanted a way to get her students focused and calm. Even after 24 years of teaching, Price isn’t afraid to try something new. She had heard about mindfulness practices, which include being present in the moment, observing without being too harsh on yourself, and achieving an overall focus. They have a lot in common with the controlled breathing and meditation of yoga, and she wanted to try this in her classroom.
The Los Angeles Times
This lawmaker learned to revere education after her parents fled Jim Crow. Now she’s tackling teacher tenure
Assemblywoman Shirley Weber’s father moved his family from Hope, Ark., to Los Angeles when she was 3. He had a compelling reason: A lynch mob was chasing him. David Nash was a black farmer. He worked his own land and sharecropped other people’s. After one harvest, he got into an argument with white operators of a weigh station about the size of his crop.
The New York Times
Is ‘3-K for all’ good for all? De Blasio’s preschool plan troubles some
James Matison runs five Brooklyn preschools for low-income children that get most of their money from New York City. But when he heard that Mayor Bill de Blasio was about to announce a plan to offer free preschool to every 3-year-old in the city, his response was not enthusiasm, but concern.