August 14, 2015
Delaware News
The News Journal
Former vo-tech boss to replace top school leader Murphy
Delaware Secretary of Education Mark Murphy is stepping down and will be replaced by Steve Godowsky, the former superintendent of the New Castle County Vo-Tech system, Gov. Jack Markell confirmed Friday after being questioned by The News Journal.
WDDE
Five big ideas that don’t work in public education
According to a new paper from John Hattie, five of the most common policy ideas are wrongheaded. Hattie directs the Melbourne Education Research Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia and the Science of Learning Research Centre.
Sussex County Post
Briggs King appointed to prevailing wage, public education funding committees
37th District State Representative Ruth Briggs King has been appointed to serve on two committees that will address issues in need of significant reform for years now – Delaware’s prevailing wage system and the state’s public education funding system.The Education Funding Improvement Commission will be responsible for conducting a comprehensive review of Delaware’s public education funding system and for making recommendations to modernize and strengthen the system.
Indian River’s newest school board members have deep district roots
Two board of education vacancies in the Indian River School District are now filled by district residents with backgrounds in special education and finance. Millsboro resident Dr. Heather Statler, a counselor at Delaware Technical Community College Owens Campus, was selected to fill the District 3 seat held for 13 years by Nina Lou Bunting, who resigned upon her appointment to the State Board of Education. Georgetown resident Gerald Peden, a financial advisor for Fulton Financial Advisors, was selected to fill the District 2 board vacancy created by Shaun Fink’s abrupt resignation.
Delaware Business Times
Sheila Bravo named President and CEO of DANA
The board of the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement (DANA) announced that Sheila Bravo has been named as the organization’s new president and chief executive officer. She comes to DANA after spending five years as executive director of the Rehoboth Art League.
WMDT
Richard Allen School to become cultural center
The Richard Allen School is a staple in Georgetown’s black history. It’s been preserved by a state senate bill and will now become a cultural learning center and museum.
National News
Flypaper Blog
The new ESEA will be “loose-loose” because Arne Duncan went overboard with “tight-tight”
Last week, Bellwether Education Partners analyst (and Obama administration alumnus) Chad Aldeman pointed out that I’ve changed my views on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act since 2011. He’s absolutely right. What’s perplexing is why he would find this surprising.
Associated Press
AR Gov. Hutchinson suggests revising, renaming standards
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says the state Board of Education should look at renaming Common Core as it begins revising the education standards that have been criticized by some conservatives.
Jackson Free Press
MS pre-K collaborative helping youngsters
Most 4-year-olds are learning more basic skills before entering kindergarten due to Early Learning Collaboratives, the Mississippi Department of Education is reporting.
Christian Science Monitor
How much is too much?
If kids had less homework, would they spend more time with family or in front of the television? Would they suffer on standardized tests because they lack practice, or would they thrive because they haven’t gotten burned out? In the debate over the merits of sending kids home for a “second shift” of school, these are the questions that plague parents and school officials.
Post and Courier
SC task force focuses on rural students
An education panel is debating ways to improve education in South Carolina’s rural schools, from consolidating districts to providing technology that could make virtual learning a possibility.
Philadelphia Inquirer
PA high court to decide on teachers’ contract
Pennsylvania’s highest court will decide whether the Philadelphia School Reform Commission can cancel its teachers’ contract.