September 22, 2016
Delaware News
Newsworks
Coons introduces legislation to increase low-income enrollment and graduation rates
U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, said legislation introduced today will create more opportunities for higher education students. The Access Success and Persistence In Reshaping Education Act, or ASPIRE Act, which Coons is sponsoring with U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., aims to incentivize colleges to expand access for low-income students and increase graduation rates.
Delaware 105.9
Free financial aid workshop tonight at Sussex Central HS
A partnership between Indian River School District and $tand By Me will offer a free financial aid workshop for students and their families to promote college awareness and enrollment. The Paying for College workshop will be held tonight (Thursday) at 6 p.m. at Sussex Central High School in Georgetown.
Access to college, successful graduation for low-income students goal of Coons’ new bipartisan bill
Improving low-income student access and devoting resources to boost completion rates at under-resourced colleges is the goal of the ASPIRE Act introduced by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) on Wednesday.
The News Journal
Coons aims to boost college access, graduation rates
Sen. Chris Coons aims to boost college access and graduation rates by penalizing schools that don’t improve. A bipartisan bill that Coons, D-Del., introduced Wednesday with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., would give colleges with the fewest low-income students a four-year deadline to boost enrollment of those students or face a fee to participate in the federal college loan program.
National News
Chalkbeat
New York state recommends changes to over half the Common Core learning standards
New York released its much-anticipated draft of the state’s new math and English learning standards on Wednesday, which officials said are a major departure from Common Core. More than half of the standards, which specify what skills and knowledge students should be able to demonstrate in each grade, were changed.
PBS
Obama administration unveils new guidelines for school policing
With the goal of protecting students’ civil rights and limiting unnecessarily harsh school discipline, the Obama administration is calling on schools to ensure that the role of on-site police is limited and clearly defined. The U.S. departments of Education and Justice has released new resources related to the hiring and training of school resource officers, which come amid national discussions about school discipline and the role of law-enforcement officers following several high-profile student arrests.
The Hechinger Report
How to talk to black students about the Tulsa shooting
From Twitter to the classroom: A teacher explains how to help students cope in a series of 18 tweets. News this week that police shot and killed Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma alarmed many Americans, including those in the education community — where the tragedy sparked widespread discussion and debate on social media. Black and unarmed, Crutcher was the parent of a child at a KIPP charter school.
The Washington Post
Fairfax County school officials brace for a grueling superintendent search
When Karen Garza took the helm of Fairfax County schools in 2013, she brought with her a team of fresh central office hires and ideas to remake one of the nation’s largest school districts. When she departs in December — after less than a full term in the job and shortly after renewing her contract — she leaves behind a legacy of achievement, but she also abandons a series of mid-stream reforms and will miss what is sure to be a trying school budget process.