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Can Personalized Learning Defray the Cost of Special Education?
Funding and Equity, Student-Centered Learning
March 10th, 2017
Special education costs nearly twice as much as regular classroom education, but early intervention can decrease special education costs by 40 percent. Scrapping the one-size-fits-all education system we have today and replacing it with an individualized approach may be just what’s needed to meet every students’ needs and maximize...VIEW ARTICLE
How Dropping Out Leads to Lost Economic Potential
Funding and Equity, Student-Centered Learning
March 10th, 2017
The lost economic potential of high school dropouts is no joke for Delaware’s economy. Typically, high school dropouts earn $8,000 less annually, compared to high school graduates. In Delaware, high school dropouts are twice as likely as high school graduates and six times as likely as college graduates to live in poverty. Why are...VIEW ARTICLE
March 9, 2017
March 9th, 2017
Delaware News Newsworks Task force: To bridge achievement gap, Delaware needs more after-school programs Delaware is sorely deficient in affordable after-school and summer learning programs, a problem that disproportionally affects the scholastic performance of children from low-income families. That's the conclusion of a group of mostly...VIEW ARTICLE