March 19, 2015
Delaware News
The News Journal
A longer reprieve on Delaware teacher evaluations?
Teachers could get a second year without standardized test scores factoring in their evaluations, as the Delaware Department of Education announced Wednesday it wants to ask the federal government for a longer reprieve.
Testing is needed for equity
Letter to the...
March 18, 2015
Delaware News
WHYY
Delaware moving toward second delay on teacher evaluations
Delaware teachers won't be judged by how their students perform on this year's Smarter Balanced assessments. And it's looking like they'll get a second reprieve in 2015-16. The state recently added language to its annual Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility...
March 17, 2015
Delaware News
WDDE
First State celebrates anniversary of school based health centers
Adolescence is a time of critical development, when mental and physical needs grow more complicated and challenging. If help dealing with them can’t be found at home, the school environment can have a powerful impact on teenagers needing assistance to cope...
The Promise of Dream Accounts
In an increasingly global and competitive economy, it is essential that we inform all students about the many higher education opportunities available to them. The National Center for Education Statistics recently reported that in 2013, the immediate college enrollment rate for high school completers from high-income families (80 percent) was 31...