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Delaware Raising the Bar for Educators
June 21st, 2011
House Bill 107, which is out of Committee but not on the House agenda, would require all educators to pass Praxis I or an equivalent test before being able to teach in a Delaware school. This requirement for earning an initial license will raise the standards for teaching professionals, which should yield benefits for students, as teachers are the...VIEW ARTICLE
In Case You Missed It….June State Board Meeting Update
June 20th, 2011
This month at the State Board meeting, the main items of interest were the impending legislative agenda, the delay of the announcement of funding for districts’ Race to the Top plans, and the rollout of DPAS II (the teacher and leader evaluation system). Secretary of Education Lillian Lowery announced forthcoming legislation in regards to the...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware Fifth State to Ban Trans Fats in Schools
June 17th, 2011
Last week the Delaware General Assembly passed House Bill 3, which prohibits public schools from making available or serving food with more than 0.5 gram of artificial trans fatty acids to students. This legislation applies to all food and beverages sold on school grounds during regular school hours (it does not apply to food and drink sold at...VIEW ARTICLE