April 13, 2015
Delaware News
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Talking opt out, redistricting with Delaware lawmakers
Recently, I sat down with state senators Dave Sokola (D-Newark) and Ernie Lopez (R-Rehobeth), and state representatives Earl Jaques (D-Glasgow) and Kevin Hensley (R-Middletown) to talk education.
Cape Gazette
Readin’, writin’ & arithmetic disguised as fun in the kitchen
Through his brand-new Spatulearn program, Ernest Hudson provides direct tutoring in students’ homes by merging academics like reading and math with the basic skills needed to cook and follow a recipe.
Citizens Bank announces alternative to federal student loans
Citizens Bank announced the launch of the Citizens Bank Student Loan for Parents, a new alternative to federal loans for parents who are helping students pay for college.
The News Journal
Delaware students’ experiments bound for space
Several student teams are putting finishing touches on projects that will be sent up to the International Space Station. Its part of a program called the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, which aims to spur interest in space and science by involving young people in the actual science of space.
Uncle Sam’s bet on student loans is way too high
Opinion by Megan McArdle
Under the Barack Obama administration, the government has pretty much taken over the student loan business. Loans that might once have been made by banks (often with a federal guarantee) are now issued directly by the government. Proponents of this policy have hailed it as cutting out the middleman, arguing that the system even turns a profit. But all along, critics have quietly asked a question: What about risk? And now, as student loan volumes and delinquencies rise, those critics have gotten a little louder.
Reviving common schools in a fractured world
Opinion by Stephen L. Carter
We should embrace afresh Horace Mann’s ideal of the common school, where education transforms “private individuals with diverse faiths and origins into equal citizens in a democracy.”
Delaware State News
YMCA’s ‘Youth in Government’ gives students a life-like experience
While lawmakers are on break, about 150 students took over Legislative Hall on Friday.
Middle and high school students from across the state experienced government firsthand as part of the Youth in Government program sponsored by the YMCA.
National News
Chalkbeat Tennessee
Tennessee’s teacher evaluation system improving, state report says
Tennessee’s teacher evaluation system is more accurate than ever in measuring teacher quality, according to a report released Thursday by the state Department of Education.
Associated Press
Compromise for splitting Nebraska education money advances
Lawmakers reached a compromise Thursday over how to split millions of dollars in Nebraska Lottery money for education grants and programs. The largest recipient under the bill is the Nebraska Opportunity Grant program, which provides financial aid to low-income college students. K-12 schools would receive millions for “innovation grants.
Education Week
What to expect at the Senate education committee markup of the NCLB rewrite
Blog post by Lauren Camera
The Senate education committee is slated to markup the bipartisan rewrite of the No Child Left Behind law Tuesday, during which members of the education committee will offer amendments to try to eliminate language from, or add language to, the bill to alter it more to their liking.
Hillary Clinton and education: What’s her record? What will she campaign on?
Blog post by Alyson Klein
Where will Clinton take the nation—and a divided Democratic Party—when it comes to testing, the Common Core State Standards, accountability, charter schools, and education funding? It’s too early to say for sure. But Clinton’s edu-record holds a lot of clues.
Inside Higher Education
The importance of mentoring to increase diversity in STEM
Blog post by Lesley McCollum, who earned her Bachelor’s degree in Physics and Mathematics and is a now a freshly minted PhD.
Many women in STEM continue to face challenges such as fighting to have their voices heard, or feeling unwelcome in an environment where they are a minority. Not until years later did I realize the role that female leadership in our department played in my experience.