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Delaware News Newsworks Progress or illusion? Examining Delaware's dropout rate But the department's sunny interpretation obscures a deeper truth: Delaware's tumbling dropout rate is as much a triumph of better book-keeping as it is a triumph of better education. In fact, evidence suggests that Delaware has not done a significantly better job over...

Delaware News Delaware Public Media Sen. Carper discusses transportation funding, education issues before Congress On the education front, The House and Senate passed competing versions of legislation to revamp No Child Left Behind last week that need to be reconciled – and neither has support for the Obama Administration. But Sen. Tom Carper is...

Delaware News Office of Governor Markell Governor vetoes opt-out bill, signs legislation to reduce testing for all students A press release Governor Markell announced today that he has vetoed House Bill 50, which would allow for any student to be opted-out of any state or district assessment, while he signed Senate Joint Resolution 2, which aims...

Delaware News Philadelphia Inquirer Education reform, with focus on accountability An op-ed by Chris Coons and Cory Booker The Senate is debating major updates to our nation's public school system for the first time in more than a decade. The legislation, which reforms 2001's No Child Left Behind Act, makes important strides to improve American...