September 10, 2015

Delaware News

The News Journal
Delaware BioBreakfast to highlight STEM education
This month’s Delaware BioBreakfast will feature representatives from a half dozen schools and programs preparing students for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

UDaily
Fellows inspire, ignite
Videos of UD Mandela Washington Fellows’ Ignite Talks now online.

National News

The Seattle Times
Seattle teachers, staff picket outside schools
As Seattle teachers prepared to walk the picket lines for a second day Thursday, district officials are saying they simply don’t have enough money to pay educators as much as they’re asking.

NPR
10 years in, Tulsa’s Pre-K investment is paying off
“These children did show huge gains in early math and early literacy skills,” says Deborah Phillips, a developmental psychologist at Georgetown University who has been overseeing the study. “They were more likely to be engaged in school, less timid in the classroom and more attentive.”

Stateline
States agree on need for ‘preschool,’ differ on definition
Policymakers across the country have been impressed by studies that show early education can improve a child’s life and save taxpayers money over the long term. But states disagree on where the programs should be based, who should run them, or how the government should support them.

Daily Republic
DOE seeking recommendations for CTE programs
The South Dakota Department of Education is taking input from employers on what should be taught in the state’s career and technical education classrooms.

Associated Press
Free-tuition program Kalamazoo Promise delivers for students
A study released this summer by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research shows students eligible for the program are a third more likely to graduate from college within six years of finishing high school. The study compared them with their peers before the Promise existed.