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...
April 27, 2015
Delaware News
The News Journal
Student loans: Delawareans face a rising, long-term cost of a diploma
For thousands of Delaware high school seniors, Friday is "Decision Day," when most must pay an enrollment deposit at the college or university they will attend this fall. That modest outlay will be dwarfed by the cost of the education each of them...