April 30, 2015
Delaware News
The News Journal
Delaware students' engineering prowess put to the test
Hundreds of students from all over Delaware are putting their quick thinking and engineering skills to the test in in more than 60 different events at the Technology Student Association state conference at the Delaware State Fairgrounds.
Have Sussex Tech's gains...
April 29, 2015
Delaware News
Newsworks
Delaware bill would steer extra money to low-income students
House Bill 117 would require the the state to provide an extra unit of funding for every 250 low-income students. At present, districts receive a single finding unit from the state for every 20 students enrolled in grades 4-12. The proportion increases slightly...
Cage-Busting Teacher 101 – What is Cage-Busting?
Today, education policy researcher Rick Hess releases his new book, The Cage-Busting Teacher. The book is a follow up to his Cage-Busting Leadership, and explores how teachers can break out of familiar constraints to influence classroom practice, education policy, and school reform.
I’ll let Rick explain the...
April 28, 2015
Delaware News
Newsworks
Just how big is opt out in Delaware?
NewsWorks/WHYY asked each of Delaware's 19 school districts for two pieces of information: 1.) The number of students who have been formally opted out of the Smarter Balance assessment. 2.) The number of test-eligible students in the district. So far, 14 of the 19 districts have...