January 22, 2015
Delaware News
The News Journal
Reach Academy for Girls sues again to stay open
The Reach Academy for Girls charter school has again sued, this time in a different court, in a last-ditch attempt to stay open after a previous lawsuit failed.
Markell set for seventh State of the State address
Markell’s speech, planned for 2 p.m. in the Senate Chamber at Legislative Hall, comes during significant debates over public education and crime in Wilmington that is engulfing city neighborhoods and threatening economic growth.
WHYY
Charter moratorium bill coming to Delaware house
Representative Charles Potter, D-Wilmington, plans to introduce a bill that would stop the state from opening new charter schools in Wilmington.
Delaware State News
Delaware’s federal officials react to State of the Union address
Both Sens. Carper and Coons urged Congress to consider cutting the cost of higher education, citing the SEED and Inspire Scholarships in the First State.
National News
Education Week
School districts turn to teachers to lead
As principals’ responsibilities continue to grow, districts are tapping their teacher corps to create meaningful leadership roles that are meant to address a number of pressing issues in public schools: reduce stress on building administrators, improve teaching and learning, and help retain new and veteran educators.
The Times-Picayune
Pre-school teachers to receive new training, Louisiana school board decides
For teachers in publicly funded child-care centers, Louisiana demands little more than that they be 18 or older. There is no education requirement or mandatory training. But the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education decided Tuesday in committee that these pre-school teachers must take classes of their own to learn more about young children’s care and development. The move is part of a statewide push to improve pre-school.
Wisconsin State Journal
Cost of Common Core tests millions more than expected
The cost of testing Wisconsin students over the next two years will be at least $7.2 million more than originally estimated, state documents show. The increased price tag comes at a time when states are preparing their students for new tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards and an effort by local GOP lawmakers to diminish the standards and offer schools a way to opt out of taking the tests picked by the state.
New York Times
Chancellor set to centralize management of New York City Schools
Chancellor Carmen Fariña is expected to announce changes on Thursday that will restore a centralized hierarchy to New York City’s schools, largely dispensing with one of the core management philosophies of the previous mayoral administration.
Maine Public Broadcasting News
Maine at risk of losing ‘No Child Left Behind’ waiver
Maine must make changes to its teacher and principal evaluation rules, or risk losing a waiver that exempts it from the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind.