September 20, 2016
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Markell touts jobs, education on statewide tour
Gov. Jack Markell is focusing on jobs and career readiness as he travels up and down the state. Markell is scheduled to join Indian River School District officials in Sussex County today (Tuesday) to urge high school seniors to continue their education and training after graduation.
The News Journal
Growing school districts can strain budgets
Growth is expensive, Indian River School District leaders discovered earlier this year, so expensive that district officials had to cut $3 million from the budget, including a popular environmental education program, to make ends meet.
New finance program starting at six Delaware schools
Six schools across Delaware are launching a financial education program geared toward under-served students. The curriculum was developed by a New York-based nonprofit group called NAF, which partners with schools across the country to equip teachers to educate low-income students in specialty areas.
WDEL
Brandywine School District employees hang ’em up
It was a bittersweet night at Monday night’s monthly Brandywine School Board meeting, as nearly a dozen District employees called it a career. Family, friends, and District officials came out to wish Brandywine’s retirees adieu and farewell.
National News
Chalkbeat
Bennet rolls out bill to boost career and tech programs for low-income students
It’s been a big week for career and technical training in Colorado. Following the kickoff of a new statewide apprenticeship program earlier in the week, Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet announced Friday he’s co-sponsoring a bill to create a grant program to beef up the nation’s career and technical offerings in public schools.
Click On Detroit
Education in Michigan heading towards crisis suggests teacher survey
A survey of 11,000 Michigan school employees reveals major concerns with the state’s education system. The survey, conducted by the American Federation of Teachers and the Michigan Department of Education, suggests widespread disappointment, demoralization and discontent for those who work in Michigan’s public schools.
NPR
Here’s how schools can support students’ mental health
About one in five children in the United States shows signs of a mental health disorder — anything from ADHD to eating disorders to suicide. And yet, as we’ve been reporting this month, many schools aren’t prepared to work with these students.
The New York Times
Racial segregation in New York Schools begins in Pre-K, report finds
From elementary through high school, children in New York City tend to go to school with others similar to themselves, within one of the most intensely racially segregated systems in the country. Turns out that racial segregation is an issue in prekindergarten, too.
The Washington Post
An urban school serving needy kids posted big test gains. How did they do it?
Sandra Priester has four grandchildren who live with her and attend Ketcham Elementary School, with a fifth slated to start preschool there next year. Money’s tight, but Priester does her best to make it work. She shepherds the children to class each day, dresses them in clean uniforms and even orders school photos each year.