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March 7, 2017

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March 7th, 2017

Delaware News Education Week States wrangle over K-12 funding formulas Because education funding can account for up to half of states' budgets, the debate over how much schools get tends to dominate legislative sessions, which are now in full swing. The debate is especially heated in states looking to overhaul their education funding formulas...

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March 6, 2017

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March 6th, 2017

Delaware News The News Journal 10th-graders meet Delaware poet laureates More than 30 Delaware 10th-graders were recently introduced to Delaware Poet Laureates Nnamdi Chukwuocha and Albert Mills at Caesar Rodney High School in Camden for an afternoon of poetry performances and education. The students are part of Give Something Back, a national...

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The Dangers of Chronic Absenteeism

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March 6th, 2017

  If students are not in school, they are not learning. That is the main issue behind chronic absenteeism, which has serious implications for student success. Students that are chronically absent are at a higher risk of failing academically or dropping out.   What it is Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing at least 10 percent...

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