April 16, 2013
LOCAL NEWS
The News Journal
Delaware praised, pushed over preschool education
Delaware is investing considerable money and effort in revamping preschool education, but it still has a long way to go, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said during a visit to a Wilmington preschool Monday.
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If 'teaching to the test' bugs you, don't blame the...
March 15, 2013
Local News
The Economist
Value-added remodeling
“This business”, says John Demby, the principal (headmaster) of Sussex Tech, a high school in Delaware, “has changed dramatically in a very short period.” This year, like all principals in the state, he is evaluating teachers under a new system for the first time. The state is also adopting a...
March 13, 2013
Local News
The News Journal
Colonial School District may slash staff, sports in cuts
Superintendent Dorothy Linn shared her proposal at a school board meeting at George Read Middle School on East Basin Road near New Castle. She stated that academics would not be spared. The district would jettison a plan to participate in a new statewide...
March 12, 2013
Local News
The News Journal
High-quality preschool crucial for pupils' later success
Although a floppy-eared bunny hopped around the room, two preschool-aged girls diligently worked to line up and fit color-coded wooden cubes back into a special box. At the Montessori Academy at Christina, the students were working with something called the...