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Delaware The News Journal Panel: Changes needed for school choice applications School choice should be easy, consistent and nondiscriminatory, but some application requirements have to go in order to achieve this, members of the state Enrollment Preferences Task Force said in a report released Monday. The task force, established by Gov. Jack...

Delaware Delaware State News William Henry students get up-close look at justice system Thanks to a cooperative partnership between Kent County Courthouse personnel and Capital School District educators, kids are getting a firsthand look at the daily legal process in a nurturing environment. From 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 25 students received a...

Delaware Cape Gazette Let Cape administrators do their jobs Editorial The Cape Henlopen School District Board of Education has been going round and round on starting times for elementary and secondary schools. The issue is being driven by state school-­transportation issues. The state pays for the bulk of student transportation, including funding...

Last week, the education policy landscape shifted for states as President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into law, replacing No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Here is a quick recap of our major takeaways from the latest reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act:  1. Fixing NCLB. The new law governing...