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Delaware News Delaware State News Markell touts plan to study students’ educational needs Gov. Jack Markell hopes to initiate a statewide plan that will review public, charter, vocational-technical and magnet schools to address unmet student needs. He will also put a hold on any new charter schools until the review has been completed. The review...

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...

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...

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...