November 12, 2014
Local News
Delaware Department of Education
Almost 200 top educators invited to join third cohort of Delaware Talent Co-Op
A press release
Nearly 200 educators from across the state have been recognized as part of the the third cohort of the state’s Delaware Talent Cooperative, with each being recognized with up to $20,000 in financial incentives to continue working in some of the state’s highest-need schools. The third cohort also includes nine educators who took positions in one of the 18 Delaware Talent Cooperative schools after demonstrating success in their previous schools and classrooms.
The News Journal
Charter school to occupy Wilmington Blue Cross space
A Philadelphia-based charter school will operate its Wilmington campus out of a six-story building in the city’s downtown that is widely known as the former home of the local Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate. Freire Charter School, which received approval from Delaware in April to open a Wilmington campus, will start classes at its newest location in August, a top school official said.
National News
Lexington Herald-Leader
Report: Low-income, minority students losing ground at Kentucky colleges
Low-income and minority students are losing ground at Kentucky’s colleges and universities after repeated funding cuts by state lawmakers.
NBC4
Ohio Board of Education weighs on changing staff/student ratio
The Ohio State Board of Education is examining a proposal to change the standards for school faculty ratios in several departments ranging from art to physical education.
Hechinger Report
Mississippi makes progress preparing students for college, but improvements still necessary
Mississippi has taken important steps to help prepare students for success in higher education, but more needs to be done to address disparities.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Districts, parents sue Pa. over education funding
School districts, parents and others filed a lawsuit against Gov. Tom Corbett, state education officials and legislative leaders, saying that Pennsylvania fails to uphold its constitutional obligation to educate children adequately.
Miami Herald
Digital textbooks a worthwhile frustration, Miami-Dade teachers say
Miami-Dade County schools has launched an ambitious program to get portable, digital devices into the hands of all 350,000 students in the district — part of a state mandate to bring more technology into classrooms.
Education Week
Charter school authorizers grapple with closures
The charter sector has long stood by the premise that if the independently run public schools fail to perform, they are shut down—an idea often referred to as the “charter bargain.” But as the movement matures, it increasingly faces the messy reality of closing schools—a situation that could become more common.