6 Big Takeaways from Smarter Balanced Scores
by Liz Hoyt and Shyanne Miller
Last week, Delaware officially released preliminary statewide results for public school students on the Smarter Assessment and the SAT. We took a look at the data, and pulled out six big takeaways from this year’s results.
Delaware students made incremental gains in year two of the Smarter...
USA Fund Grant Could Ease Remediation Burden for Students
Every August, college freshmen arrive on campus feeling nervous about finding their way in a sea of strangers. Add on the stress of financing a degree, and the first semester of college is no walk in the park. Imagine being told amidst this transition, that you are required to take a remedial course. The course costs money, and doesn’t count...
A Changing Landscape Demands Legislative Action
Delaware is growing. Not in size, but in numbers. For our children to lead, or even keep pace, our state needs to confront some brutal facts.
Our population continues to grow at a higher clip than our immediate neighbors. At the Rodel Foundation, we look especially at the growing rate of low-income families and children, and kids who are learning...
148th General Assembly Education Report
On June 30th, the Delaware Legislature concluded the second half of the 148th General Assembly. This year legislators faced a challenging budget cycle with a significant revenue shortfall for Fiscal Year 2017. This follows a difficult cycle from FY16 when there was a shortfall of $27 million. The Markell Administration and the Delaware...