June 26, 2015
Delaware News
The News Journal
Lawmakers OK letting students skip standardized testing
After some of the fiercest fights of this session and bouncing back and forth between the houses of the General Assembly, it took the state Senate all of five minutes Thursday to approve a controversial bill that would allow parents to pull their kids out of the...
Introducing Sophie Lin: Policy Fellow
I am very excited to join the policy team as a Policy Fellow at the Rodel Foundation this summer. I was born in France and grew up in Kentucky, Philadelphia, and Shanghai. I became interested in education after taking one class my junior year of college, which changed my view. In an economics course at SciencesPo in Paris, I researched the...
Introducing Daryl Simon: Communications Fellow
My name is Daryl Simon, and I am the new Communications Fellow. I will be working at the Rodel Foundation of Delaware this summer before packing my bags and traveling halfway across the world to study for a full semester in Prague, Czech Republic. After that, I will be returning to Delaware to continue my undergraduate degrees in public policy...
June 24, 2015
Delaware News
The News Journal
Delaware House passes opt-out bill after see-saw drama
In a see-saw drama, the state House of Representatives first rejected but then revived the controversial bill to allow parents to opt out of the state standardized test Tuesday. That means one of the most fiercely debated bills of this legislative session...