April 14, 2015

Delaware News

UDaily
Stronger schools: Report to Delaware governor recommends significant changes in Wilmington
The Wilmington Education Advisory Committee, which recently issued its final report to Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, has made numerous recommendations for policy changes to strengthen public education in Wilmington.

Milford Chronicle
Milford School District referendum thoughts from a school board member
Letter to the Editor by Barry R. Fry, Milford School Board member
There has been much information concerning the upcoming referendum to construct a new Milford High School.

Cape Gazette
Sussex Tech: Goals first, taxes later
Editorial
Administrators at Sussex Tech say without a tax increase, the school will have to cut 48 positions. Yet while it’s been seeking a tax increase, Tech has also been enrolling more students.

National News

The Oregonian
Oregon commission votes to fund public universities based on degrees awarded, not seats filled
A state higher-education commission passed sweeping reforms Thursday designed to fund public universities based partly on how many Oregonians they graduate, instead of the number they enroll.

The Los Angeles Times
Majority of California’s Latino voters highly value school testing
Latino voters consider California’s standardized tests an important measure of student growth and school performance, according to a new poll that shows the state’s largest minority group also feels strongly about teacher accountability and investing additional dollars in public education.

Technical.ly
How schools across the Philadelphia School District are building a tech culture
Schools across the district are using their limited tech resources to innovate on the classroom experience, create collaborative learning opportunities and introduce students to STEM.

The New York Times
Some parents oppose standardized testing on principle, but not in practice
New York has become a center of the nationwide anti-testing movement, and this could be a crucial year in determining whether it breaks out of the realm of rallies and Facebook pages to become a significant educational force. But for various reasons, even parents who are uncomfortable with the exams are discovering it is hard to push the button on the nuclear option — refusing to have their own children take them.

The Hechinger Report
Gone but not forgotten? Common Core lingers after Oklahoma’s repeal
Educators hang on to lessons learned in three years of Common Core training.